v. 缓和，减轻（痛苦）；减轻（罪行或过错）（mitigate 的过去式及过去分词）
adj. 缓和的

[ adj ]
made less severe or intense
<adj.all>
he gladly accepted the mitigated penalty

Mitigate \Mit"i*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mitigated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Mitigating}.] [L. mitigatus, p. p. of mitigare to
soften, mitigate; mitis mild, soft + the root of agere to do,
drive.]
1. To make less severe, intense, harsh, rigorous, painful,
etc.; to soften; to meliorate; to alleviate; to diminish;
to lessen; as, to mitigate heat or cold; to mitigate
grief.

2. To make mild and accessible; to mollify; -- applied to
persons. [Obs.]

This opinion . . . mitigated kings into companions.
--Burke.

Syn: To alleviate; assuage; allay. See {Alleviate}.

mitigated \mitigated\ adj.
made less severe or intense. {unmitigated}
[WordNet 1.5]