Read full poem →Cuckow," whose premature annunciation of spring completed the Swallow's
delusion. Perhaps he intended to mitigate the scornful description of
Petre, by talking of himself also as a Protestant would have talked of
Dictionary Entry
To reduce, lessen, or decrease; to make less severe or easier to bear.
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Poetry examples for “mitigate”
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