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mitigation
Found in thesaurus: decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down, self-justification, alibi, excuse, exculpation
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mitigation
n.
act of mitigating; appeasement, relaxation; softening in force or severity; lessening the impact or intensity of; condition of becoming less severe; condition of being assuaged (about punishments, circumstances, emotions, etc.)
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Mitigation
Mitigation may refer to:
Environment
- Climate change mitigation, actions that limit, stop or reverse the magnitude and/or rate of long-term climate change.
- Environmental mitigation in public administration; also, in particular:
- Disaster mitigation in emergency management; also, in particular:
- Radon mitigation, removal of radon gas and radon-in-water from buildings
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mitigation
Noun
1. to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
(synonym) extenuation, palliation
(hypernym) decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
(derivation) extenuate, palliate, mitigate
2. a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
(synonym) extenuation
(hypernym) excuse, alibi, exculpation, self-justification
(derivation) extenuate, palliate, mitigate
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mitigation
nf.
mitigation, appeasement, softening in force or severity
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Mitigation
(n.)
The act of mitigating, or the state of being mitigated; abatement or diminution of anything painful, harsh, severe, afflictive, or calamitous; as, the mitigation of pain, grief, rigor, severity, punishment, or penalty.
The act of mitigating, or the state of being mitigated; abatement or diminution of anything painful, harsh, severe, afflictive, or calamitous; as, the mitigation of pain, grief, rigor, severity, punishment, or penalty.
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