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mitigate
mit·i·gate /'mi-tə-ˌgāt/ vb -gat·ed, -gat·ing
vt: to lessen or minimize the severity of
what actions the State took to mitigate the hazardous conditions — Estate of Arrowwood v. State, 894 P.2d 642 (1995)
factors that mitigate the crime see also mitigation of damages 1 compare aggravate
vi: to lessen or minimize the severity of one's losses or damage
a failure to mitigate
mit·i·ga·tion /ˌmi-tə-'gā-shən/ n
mit·i·ga·tive /'mi-tə-ˌgā-tiv/ adj

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.