mit·i·gate (m t g t )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 m  tigre, mtigt- : mtis, soft + agere, to drive, do; see act.]mit i·ga·ble (-g -bl) adj.mit i·gation n.mit i·gative, miti·ga·tory (-g-tôr , -t r) adj.mit i·gator n. |
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| Noun | 1. | mitigation - to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious |
| 2. | mitigation - a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances exculpation, excuse, self-justification, alibi - a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable" | |
| 3. | mitigation - the action of lessening in severity or intensity; "the object being control or moderation of economic depressions" abatement - the act of abating; "laws enforcing noise abatement" |
mitigation
noun
1. extenuation, explanation, excuse In mitigation, the offences were at the lower end of the scale.
2. relief, moderation, allaying, remission, diminution, abatement, alleviation, easement, extenuation, mollification, palliation, assuagement the mitigation or cure of a physical or mental condition
Translations
mitigation [ˌmɪtɪˈgeɪʃən] N → mitigación f, alivio m
to say a word in mitigation → decir algo en descargo
to say a word in mitigation → decir algo en descargo
mitigation
n (of pain) → Linderung f; (of punishment) → Milderung f; to say something in mitigation → etwas zu jds/seiner Verteidigung anführen; have you anything to say in mitigation of sentence? → haben Sie zu dem Urteil noch irgendetwas Entlastendes vorzubringen?
mitigation [ˌmɪtɪˈgeɪʃ/ən] n (see vb) → mitigazione f, alleviamento
mitigation [ˌmɪtɪˈgeɪʃ/ən] n (see vb) → mitigazione f, alleviamento
mitigation [ˌmɪtɪˈgeɪʃ/ən] n (see vb) → mitigazione f, alleviamento
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