mitigative

Adjective
Synonyms: alleviativealleviatorylenitivemitigatorypalliative

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)

  1. moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bearSynonyms: alleviativealleviatorylenitivemitigatorypalliativeOpposite intensifyingSimilar moderating

Related words palliate verb, mitigate verb

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Mit′i·ga·tive adjective

Origin: L. mitigativus: cf. F. mitigatif.

Tending to mitigate; alleviating.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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