mitigating meaning
verb (used with object), mitigated, mitigating. 1. to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate. 2. to make less severe: to mitigate a punishment. 3. to make (a person, one's state of mind, disposition, etc.) milder or more gentle; mollify; appease. verb (used without object), mitigated, mitigating.