mitigation
pronunciation
How to pronounce mitigation in British English:
UK [ˌmɪtɪˈgeɪʃn]
How to pronounce mitigation in American English:
US [ˌmɪtɪˈɡeɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
- a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
Word Origin
- mitigation (n.)
- mid-14c., from Latin mitigationem (nominative mitigatio), noun of action from past participle stem of mitigare (see mitigate).
Example
- 1. Mitigation agreements negotiated by cfius with other non-us companies , including alcatel lucent , include rules on employee screening and third-party audits .
- 2. The company is considering negotiating a " mitigation agreement " with the us government to show its willingness to co-operate with the us .
- 3. But whereas investments in mitigation are fairly easy to understand-build windmills not coal-fired power stations , and so on-those in adaptation are harder to grasp .
- 4. It also found that some of the mitigation strategies initially considered , such as joint purchasing agreements and letting the pc company keep the h-p brand , weren 't viable , she said .
- 5. Any mitigation agreement with huawei would be likely go even further , such as forcing the chinese company to hand its source code over to the us , which in turn could give the us insight into the chinese communications network .