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mitigate
early 15c., from L.
mitigatus
, pp. of
mitigare
"make mild or gentle," ultimately from
mitis
"gentle, soft" + root of
agere
"do, make, act" (see
act
). First element is from PIE base
*mei-
"soft, mild." Related:
Mitigated
;
mitigates
.
