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• v  lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
• v  make less severe or harsh

• But for the mitigating circumstances of his age and ill health, he would have got a very harsh punishment.
• Geithner has been in the middle of efforts to mitigate the financial crisis since it began in August 2007, and he is likely to be welcomed in Capitol Hill confirmation hearings as .
• Take the successful efforts to create a market to help mitigate acid rain.

• extenuate
• palliate

News & Articles

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• Fitch: Inflation, Government Intervention, and Capital Controls Test Argentine Corporates
  Strong capital structures mitigate inflation, government intervention, capital controls and limited access to debt markets for Argentine corporates, according to a new Fitch Rating
  June 14, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
• U.S. Open 2013 leaderboard: Phil Mickelson leads by 1 through 6 holes
  Phil Mickelson hasn't been as sharp on Friday as he was on Thursday, but he's managed to mitigate trouble and still holds the lead at 2-under. More U.S. Open : Complete coverage Leaderboard updates Mickelson began the day at 3-under but dropped a shot with a three-putt bogey at No. 1. He's found trouble on a few more holes but recovered each time and is 1-over on the round through six holes ...
  June 14, 2013 - SB Nation
• Cambridge Semantics to Highlight Innovations in Drug Safety and Business Development at DIA 2013
  Executives will showcase award-winning pharmaceutical software designed to mitigate risk (PRWeb June 13, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10826188.htm
  June 13, 2013 - PRWeb