v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Mitigated p. pr. & vb. n. Mitigating. ] [ L. mitigatus, p. p. of mitigare to soften, mitigate; mitis mild, soft + the root of agere to do, drive. ] 1. To make less severe, intense, harsh, rigorous, painful, etc.; to soften; to meliorate; to alleviate; to diminish; to lessen; as, to mitigate heat or cold; to mitigate grief. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. To make mild and accessible; to mollify; -- applied to persons. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
This opinion . . . mitigated kings into companions. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
Syn. -- To alleviate; assuage; allay. See Alleviate. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. mitigacioun, F. mitigation, fr. L. mitigatio. ] The act of mitigating, or the state of being mitigated; abatement or diminution of anything painful, harsh, severe, afflictive, or calamitous; as, the mitigation of pain, grief, rigor, severity, punishment, or penalty. [ 1913 Webster ]
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