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   Mit·i·ga·tion

   /ˌmidəˈɡāSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something: "the emphasis is on the identification and mitigation of pollution" Similar alleviationreductiondiminutionlesseningeasingweakeninglighteningassuagementpalliationcushioningdullingdeadeningsoothingsofteningreliefOpposite intensification

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin mitigatio(n-), from the verb mitigare ‘alleviate’ (see mitigate).

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