"mitigated" in the verb sense

1. extenuate, palliate, mitigate

lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of

"The circumstances extenuate the crime"

2. mitigate

make less severe or harsh

"mitigating circumstances"

"mitigated" in the adjective sense

1. mitigated

made less severe or intense

"he gladly accepted the mitigated penalty"

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