1795 — George Washington, Measures are pursuing to prevent or mitigate the usual consequences of such outrages, and with the hope of their succeeding at least to avert general hostility.
1813 — James Madison, But in yielding to it the retaliation has been mitigated as much as possible, both in its extent and in its character...
1896 — Walter Hadwen, Then they tell us that vaccination will mitigate the disease that it will make it milder.
1901 — H. G. Wells, , ch 7Then I discovered the brilliance of the landscape around was mitigated by blue spectacles.
1920 — H. P. Lovecraft, The plague had not been kind to him, yet had left him this small furry thing to mitigate his sorrow; and when one is very young, one can find great relief in the lively antics of a black kitten.
