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Diminished vs Mitigated - What's the difference?

diminished | mitigated |

As verbs the difference between diminished and mitigated

is that diminished is (diminish) while mitigated is (mitigate).

As adjectives the difference between diminished and mitigated

is that diminished is lessened, reduced while mitigated is lessened, reduced, diminished.

diminished

English

Verb

(head)
  • (diminish)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • lessened, reduced.
    • The diminished Roman Empire never recovered from the sack of Rome.
  • (music) reduced by a semitone

    • mitigated

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • lessened, reduced, diminished
  • * 1924 — ch 12
    • Well, though many an arraigned mortal has in hopes of mitigated penalty pleaded guilty to horrible actions, did ever anybody seriously confess to envy?

    Verb

    (head)
  • (mitigate)