MITIGATION

moderation, mitigation

(noun) the action of lessening in severity or intensity; “the object being control or moderation of economic depressions”

extenuation, mitigation, palliation

(noun) to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious

extenuation, mitigation

(noun) a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

mitigation (countable and uncountable, plural mitigations)

A reduction or decrease of something harmful or unpleasant.

Source: Wiktionary


Mit`i*ga"tion, n. Etym: [OE. mitigacioun, F. mitigation, fr. L. mitigatio.]

Definition: The act of mitigating, or the state of being mitigated; abatement or diminution of anything painful, harsh, severe, afflictive, or calamitous; as, the mitigation of pain, grief, rigor, severity, punishment, or penalty.

Syn.

– Alleviation; abatement; relief.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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