mitigate
mitigate (mit-[schwa]-gayt), vb. To make less severe or intense (the fired employee mitigated her damages for wrongful termination by accepting a new job). Cf. MILITATE. — mitigation, n. — mitigatory (mit-[schwa]-g[ schwa]-tor-ee), adj.
mitigate (mit-[schwa]-gayt), vb. To make less severe or intense (the fired employee mitigated her damages for wrongful termination by accepting a new job). Cf. MILITATE. — mitigation, n. — mitigatory (mit-[schwa]-g[ schwa]-tor-ee), adj.