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Militated vs Mitigated - What's the difference?

militated | mitigated |

As verbs the difference between militated and mitigated

is that militated is (militate) while mitigated is (mitigate).

As an adjective mitigated is

lessened, reduced, diminished.

militated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (militate)

    • militate

    English

    Verb

    (militat)
  • To give force or effect toward; to influence.
    • To militate in favor of a particular result.
    To militate against the possibility of his election.
  • (obsolete) To fight.

    • 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)