mitigation

English Thesaurus

1. the action of lessening in severity or intensity (noun.act)

hypernym	:	decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down,
definition	:	the act of decreasing or reducing something (noun.act)

hyponym	:	abatement,
definition	:	the act of abating (noun.act)

2. to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious (noun.act)

hypernym	:	decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down,
definition	:	the act of decreasing or reducing something (noun.act)

3. a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	alibi, exculpation, excuse, self-justification,
definition	:	a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. (noun.communication)

4. the action of lessening in severity or intensity (noun.act)

derivation	:	mince, moderate, soften,
definition	:	make less severe or harsh (verb.communication)

5. to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious (noun.act)

derivation	:	extenuate, mitigate, palliate,
definition	:	lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (verb.communication)

6. a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances (noun.communication)

derivation	:	mitigate,
definition	:	make less severe or harsh (verb.change)

derivation	:	extenuate, mitigate, palliate,
definition	:	lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (verb.communication)

7. the action of lessening in severity or intensity (noun.act)

derivation	:	mince, moderate, soften,
definition	:	make less severe or harsh (verb.communication)

8. to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious (noun.act)

derivation	:	extenuate, mitigate, palliate,
definition	:	lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (verb.communication)

9. a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances (noun.communication)

derivation	:	mitigate,
definition	:	make less severe or harsh (verb.change)

derivation	:	extenuate, mitigate, palliate,
definition	:	lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (verb.communication)

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