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单词 mitigating
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Definition of mitigating in English:

mitigating

adjective ˈmɪtɪɡeɪtɪŋˈmɪdəˌɡeɪdɪŋ
  • 1Having the effect of making something bad less severe, serious, or painful.

    it should have a mitigating effect on the frequency of minor flooding events
    Synonyms
    alleviate, reduce, diminish, lessen, weaken, lighten, attenuate, take the edge off, allay, ease, assuage, palliate, cushion, damp, deaden, dull, appease, soothe, relieve, help, soften, temper, still, quell, quieten, quiet, tone down, blunt, dilute, moderate, modify, abate, lull, pacify, placate, mollify, sweeten, tranquillize, remit, extenuate, excuse, commute
    1. 1.1 Lessening the gravity of an offence or mistake.
      he would have faced a prison sentence but for mitigating circumstances
      Synonyms
      extenuating, exonerative, justificatory, justifying, vindicatory, vindicating, exculpatory, palliative, qualifying, moderating, modifying, tempering, lessening
 
 

Definition of mitigating in US English:

mitigating

adjectiveˈmɪdəˌɡeɪdɪŋˈmidəˌɡādiNG
  • 1Having the effect of making something bad less severe, serious, or painful.

    it should have a mitigating effect on the frequency of minor flooding events
    Synonyms
    alleviate, reduce, diminish, lessen, weaken, lighten, attenuate, take the edge off, allay, ease, assuage, palliate, cushion, damp, deaden, dull, appease, soothe, relieve, help, soften, temper, still, quell, quieten, quiet, tone down, blunt, dilute, moderate, modify, abate, lull, pacify, placate, mollify, sweeten, tranquillize, remit, extenuate, excuse, commute
    1. 1.1 Lessening the gravity of an offense or mistake.
      he would have faced a prison sentence but for mitigating circumstances
      Synonyms
      extenuating, exonerative, justificatory, justifying, vindicatory, vindicating, exculpatory, palliative, qualifying, moderating, modifying, tempering, lessening
 
 
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