Mitigate (verb)
mit-i-gayt
Make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful.
Late Middle English: from Latin mitigat- ‘softened, alleviated’, from the verb mitigare, from mitis ‘mild’.
Example sentences
“It was shown the actions did some work to mitigate the effects on residents.”
Favonian (adj) fav-oh-nee-un Of or relating to the west wind./ Mild or favorable; propitious. 1650–60; Latin Favōniānus. See Favonius, -an. foehn (more…)
