mitigate

v., -gat·ed, -gat·ing, -gates.

v.tr.

To moderate (a quality or condition) in force or intensity; alleviate. See synonyms at relieve.

v.intr.

To become milder.

[Middle English mitigaten, from Latin mītigāre, mītigāt- : mītis, soft + agere, to drive, do; see act.]

mitigable mit'i·ga·ble (-gə-bəl) adj.
mitigation mit'i·ga'tion n.
mitigative mit'i·ga'tive or mit'i·ga·to'ry (-gə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.
mitigator mit'i·ga'tor n.

verb

To make less severe or more bearable: allay, alleviate, assuage, comfort, ease, lessen, lighten², palliate, relieve. See increase/decrease.

v

Definition: check, diminish, lighten
Antonyms: aggravate, incite, increase, intensify, irritate, worsen

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(mit'igā'shən)
n

Alleviation; abatement or diminution of a penalty imposed by law.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - mildne, formilde
v. intr. - blive mildere, formildes

idioms:

• mitigating circumstances    formildende omstændigheder

Nederlands (Dutch)
lenigen, matigen, verzachten, tegengaan

Français (French)
v. tr. - atténuer, réduire, diminuer, minimiser (des pertes), (Jur) atténuer (une sentence)
v. intr. - atténuer, réduire, diminuer, mitiger, minimiser

idioms:

• mitigating circumstances    circonstances atténuantes

Deutsch (German)
v. - lindern, mildern, besänftigen

idioms:

• mitigating circumstances    mildernde Umstände

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αμβλύνω, απαλύνω, μετριάζω, κατευνάζω, καλμάρω, κατασιγάζω

idioms:

• mitigating circumstances    (νομ.) ελαφρυντικά στοιχεία

Italiano (Italian)
mitigare

idioms:

• mitigating circumstances    circostanze attenuanti

Português (Portuguese)
v. - mitigar

idioms:

• mitigating circumstances    circunstâncias atenuantes (Jur.)

Русский (Russian)
смягчать наказание, утолять боль, умиротворять

idioms:

• mitigating circumstances    смягчающие обстоятельства

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - mitigar, aliviar, aligerar, templar, suavizar
v. intr. - apaciguarse, suavizarse, atenuarse

idioms:

• mitigating circumstances    circunstancias atenuantes

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - mildra, blidka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
镇静, 减轻, 缓和, 缓和下来

idioms:

• mitigating circumstances    减轻的情节

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 鎮靜, 減輕, 緩和
v. intr. - 緩和下來, 減輕

idioms:

• mitigating circumstances    減輕的情節

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 경감시키다
v. intr. - 완화되다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 和らげる, なだめる, 軽減する, 和らぐ

idioms:

• mitigating circumstances    軽減事由

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسكن, يلطف, يخفف الألم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הקל, המתיק, שיכך‬
v. intr. - ‮הוקל, התמתן, שכך‬

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