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Definition of Mitigates

Mitigate
Mitigate Mit"i*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mitigated; p. pr. & vb. n. Mitigating.] [L. mitigatus, p. p. of mitigare to soften, mitigate; mitis mild, soft + the root of agere to do, drive.] 1. To make less severe, intense, harsh, rigorous, painful, etc.; to soften; to meliorate; to alleviate; to diminish; to lessen; as, to mitigate heat or cold; to mitigate grief. 2. To make mild and accessible; to mollify; -- applied to persons. [Obs.] This opinion . . . mitigated kings into companions. --Burke. Syn: To alleviate; assuage; allay. See Alleviate.

Meaning of Mitigates from wikipedia

- Mitigation is the reduction of something harmful that has occurred or the reduction of its harmful effects. It may refer to measures taken to reduce the...
- A mitigating control is type of control used in auditing to discover and prevent mistakes that may lead to uncorrected and/or unrecorded misstatements...
- Radon mitigation is any process used to reduce radon gas concentrations in the breathing zones of occupied buildings, or radon from water supplies. Radon...
- Environmental mitigation, compensatory mitigation, or mitigation banking, are terms used primarily by the United States government and the related environmental...
- Mitigation banking is the preservation, enhancement, restoration or creation (PERC) of a wetland, stream, or habitat conservation area which offsets, or...
- [circular reference] Loss mitigation is used to describe a third party helping a homeowner, a division within a bank that mitigates the loss of the bank,...
- Mitigated speech is a linguistic term describing deferential or indirect speech inherent in communication between individuals of perceived High Power...
- Mitigating evidence is evidence that is provided (usually by the defendant in a criminal trial) in order to try to establish the presence of mitigating...
- In criminal law, a mitigating factor, also known as an extenuating cir****stance, is any information or evidence presented to the court regarding the defendant...
- Landslide mitigation refers to several human-made activities on slopes with the goal of lessening the effect of landslides. Landslides can be triggered...