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mit·i·gate  (mtgt)
v. mit·i·gat·ed, mit·i·gat·ing, mit·i·gates
v.tr.
To moderate (a quality or condition) in force or intensity; alleviate. See Synonyms at relieve.
v.intr.
To become milder.
[Middle English mitigaten, from Latin mtigre, mtigt- : mtis, soft + agere, to drive, do; see act.]
miti·ga·ble (-g-bl) adj.
miti·gation n.
miti·gative, miti·ga·tory (-g-tôr, -tr) adj.
miti·gator n.
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Adj.1.mitigated - made less severe or intense; "he gladly accepted the mitigated penalty"
unmitigated - not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier; "unmitigated suffering"; "an unmitigated horror"; "an unmitigated lie"


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Aunt Jane six months later mitigated this martyrdom by making her a ruffled dimity pinafore, artfully shaped to conceal all the spots.
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The illness lasted long, left her very weak, and returned at intervals, though with mitigated severity, again and again.
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