Both Uses of
mitigate
in
The Screwtape Letters
- Merely to over-ride a human will (as His felt presence in any but the faintest and most mitigated degree would certainly do) would be for Him useless.
Chpt 8 *mitigated = made less harmful
- The Enemy's demand on humans takes the form of a dilemma; either complete abstinence or unmitigated monogamy.†
Chpt 18
Definition:
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(mitigate) make less harmful or unpleasant