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.