Mitigative

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



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