mitigated

[mit-i-gey-tid]

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. Environmental Science.,  (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.

Other Word Forms

• mitigatedly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of mitigated¹

First recorded in 1540–50; mitigate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; mitigate ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

The company added: "The impact is limited to electronic customer check-in and baggage drop and can be mitigated with manual check-in operations."

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Nygren-Burkert said trash and urban waste are the main threats to the river and surrounding wetlands but are mitigated by volunteer-led local aquarium monitoring and wetland restoration efforts.

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“They are facing unavoidable hardships caused by insurance delays, denials and underpayments. These are problems that can be mitigated and solved if the right reforms are implemented immediately,” Harabedian said.

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The city last month approved the project, adopting what’s known as a mitigated negative declaration.

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The BBC understands Thames Water was talking to the government earlier this year about the challenge of water demand in relation to data centres and how it can be mitigated.

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Related Words

• diminished