ALL meanings of mitigating
mit·i·gate
M m - verb with object mitigating to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate. 1
- verb with object mitigating to make less severe: to mitigate a punishment. 1
- verb with object mitigating to make (a person, one's state of mind, disposition, etc.) milder or more gentle; mollify; appease. 1
- verb without object mitigating to become milder; lessen in severity. 1
- noun mitigating Make less severe, serious, or painful. 1
- adjective mitigating making milder, less severe 1
- adjective mitigating Mitigating circumstances or factors make a bad action easier to understand and excuse, and may result in the person responsible being punished less severely. 0
- adjective mitigating (of a case, factor, or circumstance) lessening the impact of something such as a crime or mistake 0