mitigative

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mitigative - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Mitigative \Mit"i*ga*tive\, a. [L. mitigativus: cf. F.
     mitigatif.]
     Tending to mitigate; alleviating.
     [1913 Webster]

mitigative - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  mitigative
      adj 1: moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
             [syn: alleviative, alleviatory, lenitive,
             mitigative, mitigatory, palliative]