Definition of
Mitigation
- (noun, act) the action of lessening in severity or intensity
- (noun, act) to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
- (noun, communication) a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
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Synonyms of Mitigation
Alternate forms of Mitigation
Derivations: mitigate
Hyponyms: abatement
Hypernyms: alibi, decrease, diminution, exculpation, excuse, reduction, self-justification, step-down
Origin of the word Mitigation
- mid-14c., from L. mitigationem, noun of action from mitigare (see mitigate). more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper
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