Mitigate
Mitigate , transitive verb
[Latin mitigatus, past participle of mitigare to soften, mitigate; mitis mild, soft + the root of agere to do, drive.]
1.
To make less severe, intense, harsh, rigorous, painful, etc.; to soften; to meliorate; to alleviate; to diminish; to lessen; as, to mitigate heat or cold; to mitigate grief.
2.
To make mild and accessible; to mollify; -- applied to persons. [Obsolete]
This opinion... mitigated kings into companions.