mitigator
41mitigate — [ mɪtɪgeɪt] verb [often as adjective mitigating] make less severe, serious, or painful. Derivatives mitigable adjective mitigation noun mitigator noun mitigatory adjective …
42mitigate — [c]/ˈmɪtəgeɪt / (say mituhgayt) verb (mitigated, mitigating) –verb (t) 1. to lessen in force or intensity (wrath, grief, harshness, pain, etc.): *It is true that after 1820 the reforms of Peel, Brougham and Lord John Russell mitigated the… …
43moderator — [n] mitigator alleviator, mediator, pacifier, peacemaker, referee, soother, stabilizer; concepts 348,366 …
44mitigate — [mit′ə gāt΄] vt., vi. mitigated, mitigating [ME mitigaten < L mitigatus, pp. of mitigare, to make mild, soft, or tender < mitis, soft (see MIGNON) + agere, to drive: see ACT1] 1. to make or become milder, less severe, less rigorous, or less …
45mitigate — v.tr. make milder or less intense or severe; moderate (your offer certainly mitigated their hostility). Usage: Often confused with militate. Phrases and idioms: mitigating circumstances Law circumstances permitting greater leniency. Derivatives:… …
