Both Uses of
mitigate
in
Wuthering Heights
- I represented your failings in a plain light, for the purpose of mitigating her adoration.
Chpt 10 *mitigating = making less harmful or unpleasant
- Linton's looks and movements were very languid, and his form extremely slight; but there was a grace in his manner that mitigated these defects, and rendered him not unpleasing.†
Chpt 21
Definition:
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(mitigate) make less harmful or unpleasant