01 v. t. To make less severe, intense, harsh, rigorous, painful, etc.; to soften; to meliorate; to alleviate; to diminish; to lessen; as, to mitigat…
imp. & p. p.
Mitigated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Mitigating
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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.
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To make mild and accessible; to mollify; -- applied to persons.[Obs.]“This opinion . . . mitigated kings into companions.” — Burke.