ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈgāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English mitigacioun, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French mitigation, from Latin mitigation-, mitigatio, from mitigatus (past participle) + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act of mitigating or state of being mitigated:
a. : abatement or diminution of something painful, harsh, severe, afflictive, or calamitous : alleviation , moderation , palliation
the cure, prevention, or mitigation of disease — Encyc. Americana
prison in mitigation of the death sentence — Melitta Schmideberg
b. obsolete : qualification , limitation
2. : a mitigating thing or fact
a large number of drugs and mitigations … at the clinic — Journal American Medical Association