Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - mitigate
Mitigate
mitigate
v.tr. make milder or less intense or severe; moderate (your offer certainly mitigated their hostility). Usage Often confused with militate. Phrases and idioms mitigating circumstances Law circumstances permitting greater leniency. Derivatives mitigable adj. mitigation n. mitigator n. mitigatory adj. Etymology: ME f. L mitigare mitigat- f. mitis mild
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transitive verb (-gated; -gating) see: agent Date: 15th century to cause to become less harsh or hostile ; mollify , 2. to make less severe or painful ; alleviate, extenuate, see: relieve mitigation noun mitigative adjective mitigator noun mitigatory adjective Usage: Mitigate is sometimes used as an intransitive (followed by against) where militate might be expected. Even though Faulkner used it and one critic thinks it should be called an American idiom, it is usually considered a mistake. ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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