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mitigation

mi·ti·ga·tion

UK/mɪtɪˈɡeɪʃən/ US/ˌmɪtɪˈɡeɪʃʌn/ rare

noun

1.

to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious

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2.

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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Origin

From Middle French mitigation, from Latin mītigātiō.

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