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To mitigate something, is to excuse part of it. An example sentence would be: The judge decided to mitigate the sentence.
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To "Mitigate", is to reduce, or to moderate a state or condition, implying the latter is the correct term.
The noun forms for the verb 'to mitigate' are mitigator and mitigation.
what are the options to mitigate the effects of a tsunami on an area