mitigare — meaning in English

English meaning

• abate verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
• mitigate verb To make something less severe, harmful, or serious.
• relieve verb To ease or reduce pain, distress, or worry.
• soothe verb To calm someone down or make a painful or unpleasant feeling less intense.

Senses

mitigare is used for these senses in English:

• abate To put an end to (a nuisance).
• mitigate (transitive, of problems or flaws) To reduce, lessen, or decrease and thereby to make less severe or easier to bear.
• relieve (transitive) To ease (someone, a part of the body etc.) or give relief from physical pain or discomfort. [from 14th c.]
• relieve (legal) To free (someone) from debt or legal obligations; to give legal relief to. [from 15th c.]
• soothe (transitive) To ease or relieve pain or suffering.

abate — full definition

1. verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
2. verb (law) To cancel or bring a legal matter to an end.

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