<p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>Mitigated</li><li>To lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate.</li><li>To make less severe; to mitigate a punishment.</li><li>To reduce the risk or impact of harmful conditions or events.</li><li>To make (a person, one's state of mind, disposition, etc.) milder or more gentle; mollify; appease.</li></ul><p><strong>Environmental Science:</strong></p><ul><li>To restore or recreate (a habitat) in order to make up for losses due to development or agriculture.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object):</strong></p><ul><li>To become milder; lessen in severity.</li></ul>