Found 2 items, similar to Mitigate.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: mitigate mitigate v 1: lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; “The circumstances extenuate the crime” [syn: extenuate, palliate] 2: make less severe or harsh; “mitigating circumstances”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Mitigate Mitigate \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. [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]