mitigated
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English
[edit]Adjective
[edit]mitigated (not comparable)
- (of problems or flaws) Lessened, reduced, or diminished, and thereby made better, improved.
- 1924, Herman Melville, Billy Budd ch 12:
- Well, though many an arraigned mortal has in hopes of mitigated penalty pleaded guilty to horrible actions, did ever anybody seriously confess to envy?
Verb
[edit]mitigated
- simple past and past participle of mitigate