mitigated

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mitigated - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  mitigated \mitigated\ adj.
     made less severe or intense. unmitigated
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  Mitigate \Mit"i*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mitigated; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Mitigating.] [L. mitigatus, p. p. of mitigare to
     soften, mitigate; mitis mild, soft + the root of agere to do,
     drive.]
     1. To make less severe, intense, harsh, rigorous, painful,
        etc.; to soften; to meliorate; to alleviate; to diminish;
        to lessen; as, to mitigate heat or cold; to mitigate
        grief.
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     2. To make mild and accessible; to mollify; -- applied to
        persons. [Obs.]
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              This opinion . . . mitigated kings into companions.
                                                    --Burke.
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     Syn: To alleviate; assuage; allay. See Alleviate.
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mitigated - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  mitigated
      adj 1: made less severe or intense; "he gladly accepted the
             mitigated penalty" [ant: unmitigated]