mitigative

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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