Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mitigated

/mˈɪtəɡˌeɪtɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables: mit-i-gat-ed
IPA: /mˈɪtəɡˌeɪtɪd/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lessened, reduced, or diminished, and thereby made better, improved.

verb

simple past and past participle of mitigate

Example Sentences

"Well, though many an arraigned mortal has in hopes of mitigated penalty pleaded guilty to horrible actions, did ever anybody seriously confess to envy?"
"Generally speaking, in the summer the ore from Kiruna is sent to Narvik, and that from Gällivare to Luleå, but, as Luleå is not ice-free (as is Narvik), all traffic in the winter must go to the latter, though this is to some extent mitigated by the fact that the output of the mines tends to be lower."

Derived Forms

mitigatedly unmitigated

Rhymes With

unmitigated

Questions

How do you pronounce mitigated?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɪtəɡˌeɪtɪd/.
What does mitigated mean?: Lessened, reduced, or diminished, and thereby made better, improved.

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