mītĭgo Copy link Outline I. Lit.II. Trop., to make mild or gentle, to pacify, soothe, calm, assuage, appease, mitigate ... ⓘmītĭgāte: perf part pass masc/neut voc sg · pres imperat act 2nd plmītĭgātē: adverbial • mītĭgo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [mitis-ago], to make mild, soft, or tender, make ripe or mellow; to make tame, to tame (class.). I. Lit.: cum aestivā maturitate alia mitigaverit, alia torruerit, Cic. Rep. 4, 1, 6 (cited ap. Non. 343, 21): mitiget auctumnus, quod maturaverit aestas, Aus. Idyll. 8: cibum, to make soft or tender, to soften by boiling or roasting, Cic. N. D. 2, 60, 151.—Comically: misero mihi mitigabat sandalio caput, mellowed, broke, Turp. ap. Non. l. l.: hic, qui dura sedens porrecto saxa leone Mitigat, i. e. makes soft for sitting on by spreading over them a lion's skin, Mart. 9, 44, 2: Indus agros, laetificat et mitigat, to make fruitful, Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 130: vina diluendo, Plin. 14, 22, 29, § 149: silvestres arbores, id. 17, 10, 12, § 66: amaritudinem frugum, to soften, mitigate, id. 18, 16, 40, § 141: cervicum duritias, id. 20, 22, 92, § 250: rabiem suum, id. 10, 63, 83, § 182: pilos, to thin, id. 35, 6, 19, § 37: animal, to tame, Sen. Ben. 1, 3: valetudinem temperantia, to mitigate, Plin. Ep. 1, 12, 9.— II. Trop., to make mild or gentle, to pacify, soothe, calm, assuage, appease, mitigate: animum alicujus, Cic. Balb. 26, 57: te aetas mitigabit, id. Mur. 31, 65: iras, Ov. Tr. 4, 6, 15: querimonias, Col. praef.: tristitiam ac severitatem, Cic. de Or. 2, 58, 236; cf.: acerbam severitatem condimentis humanitatis, id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 7: dolores, id. Att. 3, 15, 2: labores, id. de Or. 3, 4, 14: aliquem pecuniā, Tac. H. 1, 66: temporum atrocitatem, Suet. Tib. 48: acrimonia mitigabitur laude, Auct. Her. 4, 37, 50: aures, to soothe with explanatory representations, Quint. 12, 1, 14: metus, id. 12, 2, 28: feritatem animalium, Plin. 24, 17, 102, § 167: alicui aliquem, to reconcile: Hannibalem Romanis, Just. 31, 4, 4; cf.: vix revocanti patri mitigatus est, id. 9, 7, 6.—Hence, mītĭganter, adv., in a soothing manner; in order to soothe, Cael. Aur. Tard. 5, 1, 13; 4, 3, 62; id. Acut. 1, 11, 76.
mītĭgō Copy link Outline 1 amollir, rendre doux : amollir des aliments [par la cuisson] ; ameublir ...2 [fig.] rendre doux, calmer, pacifier, apaiser : l'âge te calmera, cf. || ... ⓘmītĭgāte: perf part pass masc/neut voc sg · pres imperat act 2nd plmītĭgātē: adverbial • mītĭgō, āvī, ātum, āre (mitis, ago), tr., 1. amollir, rendre doux : Cic. Rep. 4, 6 ; cibum Cic. Nat. 2, 151, amollir des aliments [par la cuisson] ; agros Cic. Nat. 2, 130, ameublir la terre ; vina Plin. 14, 149, adoucir des vins 2. [fig.] rendre doux, calmer, pacifier, apaiser : Cic. Balbo 57 ; Q. 1, 2, 6 ; te ætas mitigabit Cic. Mur. 65, l'âge te calmera, cf. Tac. H. 1, 66 || invidiam Cic. Clu. 81, adoucir l'hostilité, cf. Sulla 64 ; Inv. 1, 30 ; de Or. 2, 236 ; Att. 3, 15, 2.
mitigo Copy link ⓘmītĭgāte: perf part pass masc/neut voc sg · pres imperat act 2nd plmītĭgātē: adverbial MITIGO [1] âre. vid. MITIS.
mitigo Copy link ⓘmītĭgāte: perf part pass masc/neut voc sg · pres imperat act 2nd plmītĭgātē: adverbial MITIGO [2] âre. [ἠπιάω, πρᾳΰνω, μειλίσσομαι] Mitem facere. […] 🗁 Page Scan
MĪTĬGO Copy link ⓘmītĭgāte: perf part pass masc/neut voc sg · pres imperat act 2nd plmītĭgātē: adverbial MĪTĬGO ↗Open in new tab (mitigo)
mitigate Copy link Outline 1. mītĭgo, 1 (to diminish the severity of anything2. mollio, 1 (to soften3. lēnio, 4 (to quiet down, soothe); cf. Cic. Mur. 31, 65, te ipsum ... dies leniet, aetas mitigabit • mitigate: 1. mītĭgo, 1 (to diminish the severity of anything: whether of bodily or mental sensations): the cold becoming m.d, mitigato frigore, Col. 1, 1, ad init.: to m. hardships, mala, labores m., cf. Tac. Ann. 14, 24: to m. the severity (of a governor), severitatem m., Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 7. 2. mollio, 1 (to soften: hence fig. to moderate violence, passion, etc.): they should m. their anger, mollirent iras, Liv. 1, 9, fin.: to m. a punishment, poenam m. (poet.), Ov. Tr. 3, 5, 53. 3. lēnio, 4 (to quiet down, soothe); cf. Cic. Mur. 31, 65, te ipsum ... dies leniet, aetas mitigabit: Sall. Phr.: to m. a penalty, aliquid de severitate poenae remittere, cf. Cic. Ph. 1, 5, extr. see also to lessen, abate, relieve.
MITIGATE Copy link • MITIGATEmollire (e.g., iram, impetum): mitigare (to deprive of what is disagreeable): lenire (to assuage): levare (to relieve, lighten): to mitigate a punishment, aliquid ex merita poena remittere: to mitigate the misery of anyone, aliquem miseria levare. Vid: also, ALLEVIATE.