Mitigate /(?)/

Mit·i·gate

Mitigate

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Mitigated; p. pr. & vb. n. Mitigating

  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.