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mitigator

mitigator

1 6.3
A person or thing that makes a bad situation less serious
  • noun
  • /ˈmɪtɪˌɡeɪtər/
translation icon : mitigador
  • Telling the jury not to balance the aggravators and the mitigators touched on the central task of the jury in deciding whether to impose life without parole.

Examples

  • But then he set up a string of mitigators:

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  • We should fire acceptors, fire fire mitigators, from firefighters to fire lighters.

  • My father is literally risk mitigator, risk evaluator.

  • A qualified mitigator can help reduce the risks associated with high radon levels in your home.

  • Using smaller portions is an effective mitigator against the rising costs of dining out.

  • The city hired a flood control mitigator to lessen the impact of heavy rain on local neighborhoods.

Synonyms

mitigating circumstance
vsmitigator
  • Formal
8 7.2

A fact or situation that does not excuse a crime but leads to a lighter punishment

is a person or thing that actively reduces severity in general situations

Antonyms

aggravator
1 7.5

A person who annoys others by doing small things over and over

How Mitigating

cure
771 2.5
mitigator
1 6.3
buffer
15 4.2
safeguard
61 4.0

Surface Forms

mitigator singular
mitigators plural

Morphology

mitigator = mitigate (transparent) = mitigate + or

The agentive suffix '-or' added to the verb 'mitigate' yields 'one who mitigates', a directly derivable agentive meaning.

Etymology

Mitigator comes from the Latin verb mitigare, which comes from mitis meaning 'soft' or 'mild'. So a mitigator is someone or something that 'softens' a harm or problem and makes it less severe.