Mitigation - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌmɪtɪˈɡeɪʃn|  American pronunciation of the word mitigation
Brit.  |mɪtɪˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word mitigation

noun

- to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious (syn: extenuation, palliation)
- a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances (syn: extenuation)
- the action of lessening in severity or intensity (syn: moderation)

Extra examples

Emergency funds are being provided to help mitigate the effects of the disaster.

His marriage had brought a slight mitigation of the monotony of his existence.

The captain added, in mitigation, that the engines may have been faulty.

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