a. Admitting of mitigation; that may be mitigated. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. mitigans, p. pr. of mitigare. See Mitigate. ] Tending to mitigate; mitigating; lenitive. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
This opinion . . . mitigated kings into companions. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. made less severe or intense.
adj. serving to reduce blame; -- of situations;
n. [ OE. mitigacioun, F. mitigation, fr. L. mitigatio. ] The act of mitigating, or the state of being mitigated; abatement or diminution of anything painful, harsh, severe, afflictive, or calamitous;
a. [ L. mitigativus: cf. F. mitigatif. ] Tending to mitigate; alleviating. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who, or that which, mitigates. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Tending to mitigate or alleviate; mitigative. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ From Mite. ] A little one; -- used as a term of endearment. [ Obs. ] Skelton. [ 1913 Webster ]