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Webster 1828 Edition


Mitigated

MIT'IGATED

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Softened; alleviated; moderated; diminished.

Definition 2024


mitigated

mitigated

English

Adjective

mitigated (not comparable)

  1. lessened, reduced, diminished
    • 1924Herman 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

mitigated

  1. simple past tense and past participle of mitigate