mitigating

/M IH1 T AH0 G EY0 T IH0 NG/
verb
  1. 1

    To reduce, lessen, or decrease; to make less severe or easier to bear.

  2. 2

    To downplay.

adjective
  1. 1

    That serves to mitigate

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mitigate, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mitigating