[やわらぐ, yawaragu] (v5g, vi) to soften; to calm down; to be mitigated; (P) [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Mitigate \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.
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2. To make mild and accessible; to mollify; -- applied to
persons. [Obs.]
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This opinion . . . mitigated kings into companions.
--Burke.
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Syn: To alleviate; assuage; allay. See {Alleviate}.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mitigate
v 1: lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of;
"The circumstances extenuate the crime" [syn: {extenuate},
{palliate}, {mitigate}]
2: make less severe or harsh; "mitigating circumstances"
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