MITIGATED Definition & Meaning

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mitigated

[ mit-i-gey-tid ]

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adjective

lessened in force, severity, or intensity; moderated:
He received a mitigated sentence, with parole offered sooner than is customary.
(of a person, state of mind, etc.) made milder, gentler, less hostile, etc.; mollified or appeased:
Several members expressed opinions lauding the proposal, but what is still more encouraging is the mitigated tone of its opponents.
Environmental Science. (of a habitat) restored or re-created in order to make up for losses due to development or agriculture:
Here the path begins to weave among five ponds that are part of a mitigated wetland installed at the nature museum in 1998.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of mitigate.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of mitigated¹

First recorded in 1540–50; mitigate ( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; mitigate ( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

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“The irony is this notion that the dust is going to be mitigated and it won’t travel and disperse,” Gund, 52, said as a westerly breeze picked up.

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Fulton’s departure could be mitigated by the arrival of free agent cornerback Donte Jackson, who reportedly agreed to terms with the Chargers on Monday after spending last season with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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The university admitted that the scale of staff cuts meant that it is "very unlikely that the need for compulsory redundancy will be mitigated entirely."

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"The government says for buildings under 11m, the risk can be mitigated by other means, like using fire alarms and sprinkler systems but in my case, that's not true," explained Tom.

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Fixes that some experts said could have mitigated the risk were repeatedly delayed, the records show, with scheduled work never completed.

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