'Mitigated' definitions:
Definition of 'mitigated'
From: WordNet
adjective
Made less severe or intense; "he gladly accepted the mitigated penalty" [ant: unmitigated]
Definition of 'Mitigated'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To make mild and accessible; to mollify; -- applied to persons. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- This opinion . . . mitigated kings into companions. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To alleviate; assuage; allay. See Alleviate. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'mitigated'
From: GCIDE
- mitigated \mitigated\ adj. made less severe or intense. unmitigated [WordNet 1.5]