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mitigable

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mit⋅i⋅gate

  [mit-i-geyt] verb, -gat⋅ed, -gat⋅ing.
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–verb (used with object)
1. to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate.
2. to make less severe: to mitigate a punishment.
3. to make (a person, one's state of mind, disposition, etc.) milder or more gentle; mollify; appease.
–verb (used without object)
4. to become milder; lessen in severity.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME mitigaten < L mītigātus (ptp. of mītigāre to calm, soften, soothe), equiv. to mīt(is) mild, soft, gentle + -ig- (comb. form of agere to do, cause to do, make) + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
mit⋅i⋅ga⋅ble  [mit-i-guh-buhl] , adjective
mit⋅i⋅gat⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
mit⋅i⋅ga⋅tion, noun
mit⋅i⋅ga⋅tive, mit⋅i⋅ga⋅to⋅ry  [mit-i-guh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
mit⋅i⋅ga⋅tor, noun

Usage note:
Mitigate, whose central meaning is “to lessen” or “make less severe,” is sometimes confused with militate, “to have effect or influence,” in the phrase mitigate against: This criticism in no way militates (not mitigates) against your going ahead with your research. Although this use of mitigate occasionally occurs in edited writing, it is rare and is widely regarded as an error.
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mit·i·gate   (mĭt'ĭgāt')   
v.   mit·i·gat·ed, mit·i·gat·ing, mit·i·gates

v.   tr.
To moderate (a quality or condition) in force or intensity; alleviate. See Synonyms at relieve.
v.   intr.
To become milder.

[Middle English mitigaten, from Latin mītigāre, mītigāt- : mītis, soft + agere, to drive, do; see act.]
mit'i·ga·ble (-gə-bəl) adj., mit'i·ga'tion n., mit'i·ga'tive, mit'i·ga·to'ry (-gə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj., mit'i·ga'tor n.
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Word Origin & History

mitigate 
1432, from L. mitigatus, pp. of mitigare "make mild or gentle," ult. from mitis "gentle, soft" + root of agere "do, make, act" (see act). First element is from PIE base *mei- "soft, mild." Mitigation is attested from 1362.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: mit·i·gate
Pronunciation: 'mi-t&-"gAt
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -gat·ed; -gat·ing
transitive verb : to lessen or minimize the severity of mitigate the hazardous conditions —Estate of Arrowwood v. State, 894 Pacific Reporter, Second Series 642 (1995)> mitigate the crime> —see also MITIGATION OF DAMAGES 1 —compare AGGRAVATE intransitive verb : to lessen or minimize the severity of one's losses or damage mitigate> —mit·i·ga·tion /"mi-t&-'gA-sh&n/ noun —mit·i·ga·tive /'mi-t&-"gA-tiv/ adjective
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: mit·i·gate
Pronunciation: 'mit-&-"gAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -gat·ed; -gat·ing
: to make less severe or painful
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Medical Dictionary

mitigate mit·i·gate (mĭt'ĭ-gāt')
v. mit·i·gat·ed, mit·i·gat·ing, mit·i·gates
To moderate in force or intensity.

mit'i·ga'tion n.
mit'i·ga'tive or mit'i·ga·to'ry (-gə-tôr'ē) adj.

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