v. t. | 1. | To make less severe, intense, harsh, rigorous, painful, etc.; to soften; to meliorate; to alleviate; to diminish; to lessen; |
2. | To make mild and accessible; to mollify; - applied to persons. |
Verb | 1. | mitigate - lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime" |
2. | mitigate - make less severe or harsh; "mitigating circumstances" |