mitigation
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
mitigate /ˈmɪtɪgeɪt/
▶verb (often as adj. mitigating) make less severe, serious, or painful.
– derivatives
mitigable adjective,
mitigation noun,
mitigator noun,
mitigatory adjective.
mitigable adjective,
mitigation noun,
mitigator noun,
mitigatory adjective.
– origin ME: from L. mitigat-, mitigare ‘soften, alleviate’.
usage: The verbs mitigate and militate are often confused. Mitigate means ‘make less severe’, as in drainage schemes have helped to mitigate this problem, while militate is used with against to mean ‘be a powerful factor in preventing’, as in laws that militate against personal freedom.
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