Mitigated (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective
  1. lessened in force, severity, or intensity; moderated: He received a mitigated sentence, with parole offered sooner than is customary.
  2. (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.
  3. (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.
verb
  1. the simple past tense and past participle of mitigate.
Mitigated (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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