mitigate
v[Tn]
(fml 文) make (sth) less severe, violent or painful; moderate 使(某事物)减轻, 和缓; 节制
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 减轻惩罚、 刑期等
mitigate the effects of inflation, eg by making credit easily obtainable 和缓通货膨胀的影响.
Officials used to have trouble with the foreign names of people passing through Ellis Island, and because they were so busy, many people's names got changed in the rush.