- lessened in force, severity, or intensity; moderated: He received a mitigated sentence, with parole offered sooner than is customary.
- (of a person, state of mind, etc.) made milder, gentler, less hostile, etc.; mollified or appeased: Several members expressed opinions lauding the proposal, but what is still more encouraging is the mitigated tone of its opponents.
- (of a habitat) restored or re-created in order to make up for losses due to development or agriculture: Here the path begins to weave among five ponds that are part of a mitigated wetland installed at the nature museum in 1998.
- the simple past tense and past participle of mitigate.
