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Mit"i*gant (?), a. [L. mitigans,
p. pr. of mitigare. See Mitigate.] Tending to
mitigate; mitigating; lenitive. Johnson.

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.

Syn. -- To alleviate; assuage; allay. See
Alleviate.

Mit`i*ga"tion (?), 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; as, the mitigation of pain, grief,
rigor, severity, punishment, or penalty.


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