mit|i|ga|tion

mit|i|ga|tion
mit|i|ga|tion «MIHT uh GAY shuhn», noun.
1. the action or process of mitigating: »

The Governor's mitigation of the death sentence to life imprisonment met with approval.

2. the state of being mitigated.
3. something that mitigates: »

The breeze was a welcome mitigation of the heat.


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  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • mit — ad·mit; ad·mit·tance; ad·mit·ta·tur; an·ti se·mit·ic; com·mit·ment; com·mit·ta·ble; com·mit·tal; com·mit·tee; com·mit·tee·man; com·mit·tee·wom·an; dam·mit; do·lo·mit·ic; do·lo·mit·i·za·tion; do·lo·mit·ize; dy·na·mit·er; dy·na·mit·ic; er·e·mit·ic; …   English syllables

  • -tion — ⇒ TION, SION, suff. Suff. issu du lat. tionem, entrant dans la constr. de nombreux subst. fém. qui expriment une action ou le résultat de cette action. Rem. D apr. DUB. Dér. 1962, p. 31, la forme fondamentale du suff. est tion avec les var. sion …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • -tion — ion ist ein häufiges Suffix beim Substantiv, das der Wortbildung dient. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Herkunft aus dem Lateinischen 1.1 Betonung 2 Herkunft aus dem Griechischen 3 Weblinks …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • mit — n the hand. A shortening of mitten , first used to mean glove (particularly in box ing and baseball) and, later, the hand. This American slang term, popular among pugilists and underworld tough guys , crossed the Atlantic in the early 20th… …   Contemporary slang

  • dol|o|mit|ize — «DOL uh muh tyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to convert into dolomite. –dol´o|mit´i|za´tion, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • mitigation — mit·i·ga·tion …   English syllables

  • mitigate — mit•i•gate [[t]ˈmɪt ɪˌgeɪt[/t]] v. gat•ed, gat•ing 1) to lessen in force or intensity; make less severe: to mitigate the harshness of a punishment[/ex] 2) to make milder or more gentle; mollify 3) to become milder; lessen in severity • Etymology …   From formal English to slang

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