2006-06-30 07:10:37 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
reduced or alleviated
"The man's sentence for murder was mitigated by the fact that he was an upstanding citizen for 30 years prior."
2006-06-30 07:13:56 · answer #1 · answered by Sir J 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mitigated means you have made up for some of your loss. For example, if a person is hit in a car accident, and is reimbursed by Medicare, his insurance company, or any other way, the person he sues for hitting him doesn't have to pay for the whole loss, just what it actually cost the person. For example, if the person had $1000.00 in health bills, and Medicare paid for $800 of it, the defendant would only have to pay the plaintiff $200, not the whole $1000.00.
2006-06-30 14:22:09 · answer #2 · answered by cross-stitch kelly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mitigate- To moderate (a quality or condition) in force or intensity; alleviate.
2006-06-30 14:13:53 · answer #3 · answered by mxdlady 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
VERB:
mit·i·gat·ed , mit·i·gat·ing , mit·i·gates
VERB:
tr.
To moderate (a quality or condition) in force or intensity; alleviate. See Synonyms at relieve. To become milder.
(To me, it is almost synonymous with "extenuating", if that helps.)
2006-06-30 14:15:46 · answer #4 · answered by livysmom27 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'Mitigated' means 'cessated', 'alleviated', or 'ended'. I often use its opposite ('unmitigated') as 'unmitigated gall', which means 'willfulness to commit a defiant act'.
2006-06-30 16:58:57 · answer #5 · answered by Aubri M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MITIGATED
1. partly excuse a crime: to make an offense or crime less serious or more excusable
2. lessen something: to make something less harsh, severe, or violent
2006-06-30 15:09:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Excused, in a legal sense.
2006-06-30 14:17:10 · answer #7 · answered by Oghma Gem 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To lessen, in attempt to control.
2006-06-30 16:16:55 · answer #8 · answered by skooter 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
made less severe or intense
2006-06-30 14:14:22 · answer #9 · answered by dcbowls 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
weakened, softened, made less.
2006-06-30 14:31:42 · answer #10 · answered by Nanette W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋