vt.減輕；緩和
The judge said that nothing could mitigate the cruelty with which the stepmother had treated the girl. 法官說沒有任何理由可以把那個繼母殘忍虐待女孩的罪責減輕。
Her words mitigated my suffering. 她的話減輕了我的痛苦。
The government is trying to mitigate the effects of inflation. 政府正試圖緩和通貨膨脹的影響。
