SYN: palliate. [L. mitigo, pp. -atus, to make mild or gentle, fr. mitis, mild, + ago, to do, make]
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mit·i·gate 'mit-ə-.gāt vt, -gat·ed; -gat·ing to make less severe or painful
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mit·i·gate (mitґĭ-gāt) [L. mitigara to soften] to moderate; to render milder.Medical dictionary. 2011.