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Mitigate
Pronunciation : Mit"i*gate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. mitigatus, p.p. of mitigare to soften, mitigate; mitis mild, soft + the root of agere to do, drive.]
Definition : 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.
2. To make mild and accessible; to mollify; -- applied to persons. [Obs.] This opinion ... mitigated kings into companions. Burke.
Syn. -- To alleviate; assuage; allay. See Alleviate.
t. [imp. & p. p. Mitigated; p. pr. & vb. n. Mitigating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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