mitigative Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
    lenitive; mitigatory; alleviative; alleviatory; palliative.

WordNet

Mit"i*ga*tive adjective
Etymology
L. mitigativus: cf. F. mitigatif.
Definitions
  1. Tending to mitigate; alleviating.

Webster 1913