mitigatory

mit·i·gate

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mit-i-geyt]
- /ˈmɪt ɪˌgeɪt/
- /ˈmɪ.tɪ.ɡeɪ.tə.rɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mit-i-geyt]
- /ˈmɪt ɪˌgeɪt/

Definitions of mitigatory word

verb with object mitigatory to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate. 1
verb with object mitigatory to make less severe: to mitigate a punishment. 1
verb with object mitigatory to make (a person, one's state of mind, disposition, etc.) milder or more gentle; mollify; appease. 1
verb without object mitigatory to become milder; lessen in severity. 1
noun mitigatory Mitigate, whose central meaning is “to lessen” or “to make less severe,” is sometimes confused with militate, which means “to have effect or influence; weigh on.” This mix-up often occurs in the use of the phrase mitigate against, as follows: This criticism in no way mitigates (read militates) against your going ahead with your research. Although this use of mitigate occasionally occurs in edited writing, it is rare and is widely regarded as an error. 1
noun mitigatory Reducing, lessening the effects of something, generally something painful or uncomfortable. 1

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Origin of mitigatory

First appearance:

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

1375-1425; late Middle English mitigaten < Latin mītigātus (past participle of mītigāre to calm, soften, soothe), equivalent to mīt(is) mild, soft, gentle + -ig- (combining form of agere to do, cause to do, make) + -ātus -ate1

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Parts of speech for Mitigatory

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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mitigatory popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for mitigatory

adj mitigatory

crumbly — Something that is crumbly is easily broken into a lot of little pieces.
ductile — (of a metal) able to be drawn out into a thin wire.
flaccid — soft and limp; not firm; flabby: flaccid biceps.
friable — easily crumbled or reduced to powder; crumbly: friable rock.
lenient — agreeably tolerant; permissive; indulgent: He tended to be lenient toward the children. More lenient laws encouraged greater freedom of expression.

adjective mitigatory

emollient — Having the quality of softening or soothing the skin.
emulsive — That yields an emulsion (or a milk-like substance).

All 15 Synonyms of mitigatory