Mit"i*gate (?), 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.
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.
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