mitigated

Meanings

• Adjective

  Reduced in severity, seriousness, or intensity.

  - "The effects of the punishment were mitigated by the leniency of the judge."
  - "The patient's condition was mitigated by the new medication."
  - "The damage was mitigated by the timely intervention."

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Antonyms

aggrandize , aggravate , exacerbate , incite , increase , intensify , irritate , worsen

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Synonyms

alleviate , check , diminish , ease , lighten , mollify , pacify , palliate

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with mitigated
determined , established , sustained

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Variants

List of all variants of mitigated that leads to same result
mitigate , mitigated , mitigates , mitigating , mitigative , mitigator , mitigators , mitigatory

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Forms

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The past tense and past participle of 'mitigate' is 'mitigated.'

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'mitigare,' meaning 'to make milder, to soften.'

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Trivia

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1. The term 'mitigated circumstances' is often used in legal contexts to describe situations where the defendant's actions were influenced by external factors.

2. The term 'mitigating factors' can also be used to describe any factor that lessens the blameworthiness of a defendant or reduces the severity of a punishment.

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Related Concepts

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1. Attenuated: Related term meaning reduced in intensity or severity.

2. Mollify: To soothe or appease, often used in a similar context to mitigate.

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Quotes

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1. At the far end of the room is a sliding glass door, taped with an X to "mitigate" shattering. The framing is flimsy, and rattles from mortar rounds even a half mile away.

   - William Langewiesche,{it}Atlantic{/it},May 2005

2. … a genre novel whose inevitable cinematic ending doesn't "mitigate" the visceral and emotional power of what has come before. It lingers in the memory like a very bad dream.

   - Joyce Carol Oates,{it}New York Review of Books{/it},14 Aug. 2003

3. For 65 holes Norman dominated the classic rolling fairways and small, subtle greens of Olympic … with driving and iron play so solid that it "mitigated" mediocre putting.

   - Jaime Diaz,{it}Sports Illustrated{/it},8 Nov. 1993

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Culture

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The term 'mitigated' has been used extensively in law and literature to describe situations where the severity of a punishment or outcome has been lessened or reduced.

How to Memorize "mitigated"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a situation where a harsh punishment is being handed down, but then the judge decides to lessen the severity of the punishment. This is an example of mitigated.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'mitigated' with the idea of reduction or lessening.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the Latin root 'mitigare' and the meaning 'to make milder'.

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