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mitigated

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Adjective

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mitigated (not comparable)

  1. (of problems or flaws) Lessened, reduced, or diminished, and thereby made better, improved.
    • 1924, Herman Melville, Billy Budd ch 12:
      Well, though many an arraigned mortal has in hopes of mitigated penalty pleaded guilty to horrible actions, did ever anybody seriously confess to envy?

Verb

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mitigated

  1. simple past and past participle of mitigate