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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1671
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Remitigate, v. [Cf. obs. F. remitiguer (15th c. in Godef.).] tr. To make less serious, mitigate. —1671 McWard True Nonconf. 387.
The apparent singularity of any circumstance remitigated by another extraordinary occurrent