Mitigation - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌmɪtɪˈɡeɪʃn|
Brit.
|mɪtɪˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n|
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)
- 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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