00906037-v 'lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of'; V2; 
 
Chinese (simplified) 减轻 , 缓和
English mitigate 3 ( ) , extenuate 2 ( ) , palliate ( )
Indonesian ringankan , meringankan masalah , melonggarkan , mengurangkan , meringankan , memperingan
Italian mitigare , attenuare
Japanese 緩める , 軽減+する , 軽減 , 弛める , 緩和+する , 緩和
Malaysian ringankan , meringankan masalah , melonggarkan , mengurangkan , meringankan
Definitions
Japanese
深刻さまたは程度を小さくする、または小さくしようとする
その環境は犯罪を軽減する
English
lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
The circumstances extenuate the crime
Relations
Hypernym: apologize
Domain–Category: law
Semantic Field: communicationv
Verb Frames
Something ----s something;  
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