mitigating

Meanings

• verb

  Acting to reduce the severity or painfulness of something.

  - "The apology was a mitigating factor in the sentencing."
  - "His good behavior in prison was a mitigating circumstance."

• noun

  Something that reduces the severity or painfulness of a situation.

  - "The defendant's mitigating circumstances included a difficult upbringing."
  - "The doctor prescribed a mitigating treatment for the patient's condition."

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Antonyms

aggrandize , aggravate , exacerbate , incite , increase , intensify , irritate , worsen

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Synonyms

alleviate , check , diminish , ease , lighten , mollify , pacify , palliate

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with mitigating
migating , frigating , ligating

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Variants

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mitigate , mitigated , mitigates , mitigating , mitigative , mitigator , mitigators , mitigatory

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Forms

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mitigates, mitigatingly, mitigated

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Etymology

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From the Old French word 'mitiger', meaning 'to soften, soothe, or appease'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'mitigating' is often used in legal contexts, particularly in criminal trials.

2. The word 'mitigate' comes from the Latin word 'mitigare', which means 'to make milder or less severe'.

3. In some cases, mitigating circumstances can lead to a reduction in the sentence or penalty for a crime.

4. The term 'mitigating' is also used in medical contexts to describe treatments that lessen the symptoms or severity of a disease or condition.

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Related Concepts

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1. Extenuating circumstances: Similar to mitigating circumstances, but often used to refer to circumstances that are more extreme or exceptional.

2. Aggravating circumstances: Circumstances that make a situation or offense worse, increasing the severity or punishment.

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Quotes

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1. At the far end of the room is a sliding glass door, taped with an X to "mitigate" shattering. The framing is flimsy, and rattles from mortar rounds even a half mile away.

   - William Langewiesche,{it}Atlantic{/it},May 2005

2. … a genre novel whose inevitable cinematic ending doesn't "mitigate" the visceral and emotional power of what has come before. It lingers in the memory like a very bad dream.

   - Joyce Carol Oates,{it}New York Review of Books{/it},14 Aug. 2003

3. For 65 holes Norman dominated the classic rolling fairways and small, subtle greens of Olympic … with driving and iron play so solid that it "mitigated" mediocre putting.

   - Jaime Diaz,{it}Sports Illustrated{/it},8 Nov. 1993

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Culture

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In literature, 'mitigating' is often used to describe circumstances that lessen the blame or punishment for a character's actions. For example, in Shakespeare's Macbeth, Lady Macbeth's 'sleepless, restless, and disturbed' state is given as a mitigating factor for her role in the murders.

How to Memorize "mitigating"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the act of softening or soothing a situation. Imagine a calm, soothing rain falling on a dry, parched land, reducing the intensity of the heat and drought.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of reducing severity or painfulness. Think of a comforting hug or a warm blanket to help remember the meaning.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the word 'mitigate' as 'Make It Tenderness And Gentleness Towards All'.

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