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Definitions for Mitigating
[1] to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate.
[2] to make less severe: to mitigate a punishment.
[3] to make (a person, one's state of mind, disposition, etc.) milder or more gentle; mollify; appease.
[4] to become milder; lessen in severity.
[5] to make or become less severe or harsh; moderate
Words related to Mitigating
mitigatedull, lessen, ease, relieve, reduce, temper, soothe, alleviate, mollify, allay, soften, blunt, assuage, weaken, moderate, appease, subdue, palliate, extenuate, modify
Words nearby Mitigating
mitigatemithridate, mithridates vi, mithridatism, mithridatize, miticide, mitigate, mitigating circumstances, mitigation, mitilíni, mitis, mitla
Origin of Mitigating
e1375–1425; late Middle English mitigaten < Latin mītigātus (past participle of mītigāre to calm, soften, soothe), equivalent to mīt(is ) mild, soft, gentle + -ig- (combining form of agere to do, cause to do, make) + -ātus -ate1
Words that may be confused with Mitigating
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, mitigatemilitate, mitigate, (see, usage, note, at, the, current, entry)
Other words from Mitigating
mit·i·ga·ble [mit -i-guh -buh l] /ˈmɪt ɪ gə bəl/ , adjective
mit·i·gat·ed·ly , adverb
mit·i·ga·tion , noun
mit·i·ga·tive , mit·i·ga·to·ry [mit -i-guh -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ˈmɪt ɪ gəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/ , adjective
mit·i·ga·tor , noun
non·mit·i·ga·tive , adjective
non·mit·i·ga·to·ry , adjective
o·ver·mit·i·gate , verb, o·ver·mit·i·gat·ed, o·ver·mit·i·gat·ing.
un·mit·i·ga·ble , adjective
un·mit·i·ga·tive , adjective
mit′i•ga′ tion n.
Word origin for Mitigating
eC15: from Latin mītigāre, from mītis mild + agere to make
Synonyms for Mitigating
allay, alleviate, assuage, blunt, dull, ease, lessen, mollify, reduce, relieve, soften, soothe, temper, weaken, abate, appease, calm, cool, extenuate, moderate, modify, pacify, palliate, placate, quiet, remit, subdue, tranquilize, come together, meet halfway, take the edge off, tone down