mitigated

American  

[mit-i-gey-tid] / ˈmɪt ɪˌgeɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. lessened in force, severity, or intensity; moderated.

   He received a mitigated sentence, with parole offered sooner than is customary.

2. (of a person, state of mind, etc.) made milder, gentler, less hostile, etc.; mollified or appeased.

   Several members expressed opinions lauding the proposal, but what is still more encouraging is the mitigated tone of its opponents.

3. Environmental Science. (of a habitat) restored or re-created in order to make up for losses due to development or agriculture.

   Here the path begins to weave among five ponds that are part of a mitigated wetland installed at the nature museum in 1998.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of mitigate.

Other Word Forms

• mitigatedly adverb

Etymology

Origin of mitigated

First recorded in 1540–50; mitigate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; mitigate ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

“We still view that sort of chain of events as something that could be mitigated by some positive developments out there,” Schlossberg said.

From MarketWatch

Another said their opposition was "non-negotiable" and the reforms needed to be "binned" rather than mitigated.

From BBC

Traders are pricing in higher disruption risk for Brent, the international standard, while WTI’s gains are mitigated by American domestic inventories and the possibility of restrictions on U.S. crude exports.

From Barron's

Traders are pricing in higher disruption risk for Brent, the international standard, while WTI’s gains are mitigated by American domestic inventories and the possibility of restrictions on U.S. crude exports.

From Barron's

“However, with the division’s geographically diversified portfolio, the impact is expected to be mostly mitigated as other ports in the division may benefit from the diversion.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• diminished