mitigate
v[Tn]
(fml 文) make (sth) less severe, violent or painful; moderate 使(某事物)減輕, 和緩; 節制
mitigate sb's suffering, anger, anxiety, etc 使某人少受苦、 息怒、 稍安等
mitigate the severity of a punishment, sentence, etc 減輕懲罰、 刑期等
mitigate the effects of inflation, eg by making credit easily obtainable 和緩通貨膨脹的影響.