# mitigated

Pronunciation: say "MIT-i-gayt-id" /ˈmɪt.ɪ.ɡeɪt.ɪd/

## Verb

1. Past tense and past participle of mitigate. — simple past and past participle of mitigate
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of mitigate. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.
   - _The company has mitigated most of the security risks found in the audit._
   - _The damage was mitigated by the fire crew's quick response._

## Adjective

2. Of a problem or flaw, lessened or reduced in degree and so made better.
   - Simple: Made smaller or less bad, so that it is better than before.
   - _Engineers tracked every mitigated hazard until the plant reopened._
   - _Pleading guilty early can earn a defendant a mitigated penalty._

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