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|lshtext=<b>mītĭgo</b>: āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [[mitis]]-[[ago]],<br /><b>I</b> to [[make]] [[mild]], [[soft]], or [[tender]], [[make]] [[ripe]] or [[mellow]]; to [[make]] [[tame]], to [[tame]] ([[class]].).<br /><b>I</b> Lit.: cum aestivā maturitate [[alia]] mitigaverit, [[alia]] torruerit, Cic. Rep. 4, 1, 6 (cited ap. Non. 343, 21): mitiget [[auctumnus]], [[quod]] maturaverit [[aestas]], Aus. Idyll. 8: cibum, to [[make]] [[soft]] or [[tender]], to [[soften]] by [[boiling]] or roasting, Cic. N. D. 2, 60, 151.—Comically: [[misero]] mihi mitigabat sandalio [[caput]], mellowed, broke, Turp. ap. Non. l. l.: hic, qui dura sedens porrecto saxa leone Mitigat, i. e. makes [[soft]] for [[sitting]] on by spreading [[over]] [[them]] a [[lion]]'s [[skin]], Mart. 9, 44, 2: [[Indus]] agros, laetificat et mitigat, to [[make]] [[fruitful]], Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 130: vina diluendo, Plin. 14, 22, 29, § 149: silvestres arbores, id. 17, 10, 12, § 66: amaritudinem frugum, to [[soften]], [[mitigate]], id. 18, 16, 40, § 141: cervicum duritias, id. 20, 22, 92, § 250: rabiem suum, id. 10, 63, 83, § 182: pilos, to [[thin]], id. 35, 6, 19, § 37: [[animal]], to [[tame]], Sen. Ben. 1, 3: valetudinem [[temperantia]], to [[mitigate]], Plin. Ep. 1, 12, 9.—<br /><b>II</b> Trop., to [[make]] [[mild]] or [[gentle]], to [[pacify]], [[soothe]], [[calm]], [[assuage]], [[appease]], [[mitigate]]: animum alicujus, Cic. Balb. 26, 57: te [[aetas]] mitigabit, id. Mur. 31, 65: iras, Ov. Tr. 4, 6, 15: querimonias, Col. praef.: tristitiam ac severitatem, Cic. de Or. 2, 58, 236; cf.: acerbam severitatem condimentis humanitatis, id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 7: dolores, id. Att. 3, 15, 2: labores, id. de Or. 3, 4, 14: aliquem pecuniā, Tac. H. 1, 66: temporum atrocitatem, Suet. Tib. 48: [[acrimonia]] mitigabitur laude, Auct. Her. 4, 37, 50: aures, to [[soothe]] [[with]] explanatory representations, Quint. 12, 1, 14: [[metus]], id. 12, 2, 28: feritatem animalium, Plin. 24, 17, 102, § 167: alicui aliquem, to [[reconcile]]: Hannibalem Romanis, Just. 31, 4, 4; cf.: vix revocanti patri mitigatus est, id. 9, 7, 6.—Hence, mītĭganter, adv., in a [[soothing]] [[manner]]; in [[order]] to [[soothe]], Cael. Aur. Tard. 5, 1, 13; 4, 3, 62; id. Acut. 1, 11, 76.
|lshtext=<b>mītĭgo</b>: āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [[mitis]]-[[ago]],<br /><b>I</b> to [[make]] [[mild]], [[soft]], or [[tender]], [[make]] [[ripe]] or [[mellow]]; to [[make]] [[tame]], to [[tame]] ([[class]].).<br /><b>I</b> Lit.: cum aestivā maturitate [[alia]] mitigaverit, [[alia]] torruerit, Cic. Rep. 4, 1, 6 (cited ap. Non. 343, 21): mitiget [[auctumnus]], [[quod]] maturaverit [[aestas]], Aus. Idyll. 8: cibum, to [[make]] [[soft]] or [[tender]], to [[soften]] by [[boiling]] or roasting, Cic. N. D. 2, 60, 151.—Comically: [[misero]] mihi mitigabat sandalio [[caput]], mellowed, broke, Turp. ap. Non. l. l.: hic, qui dura sedens porrecto saxa leone Mitigat, i. e. makes [[soft]] for [[sitting]] on by spreading [[over]] [[them]] a [[lion]]'s [[skin]], Mart. 9, 44, 2: [[Indus]] agros, laetificat et mitigat, to [[make]] [[fruitful]], Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 130: vina diluendo, Plin. 14, 22, 29, § 149: silvestres arbores, id. 17, 10, 12, § 66: amaritudinem frugum, to [[soften]], [[mitigate]], id. 18, 16, 40, § 141: cervicum duritias, id. 20, 22, 92, § 250: rabiem suum, id. 10, 63, 83, § 182: pilos, to [[thin]], id. 35, 6, 19, § 37: [[animal]], to [[tame]], Sen. Ben. 1, 3: valetudinem [[temperantia]], to [[mitigate]], Plin. Ep. 1, 12, 9.—<br /><b>II</b> Trop., to [[make]] [[mild]] or [[gentle]], to [[pacify]], [[soothe]], [[calm]], [[assuage]], [[appease]], [[mitigate]]: animum alicujus, Cic. Balb. 26, 57: te [[aetas]] mitigabit, id. Mur. 31, 65: iras, Ov. Tr. 4, 6, 15: querimonias, Col. praef.: tristitiam ac severitatem, Cic. de Or. 2, 58, 236; cf.: acerbam severitatem condimentis humanitatis, id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 7: dolores, id. Att. 3, 15, 2: labores, id. de Or. 3, 4, 14: aliquem pecuniā, Tac. H. 1, 66: temporum atrocitatem, Suet. Tib. 48: [[acrimonia]] mitigabitur laude, Auct. Her. 4, 37, 50: aures, to [[soothe]] [[with]] explanatory representations, Quint. 12, 1, 14: [[metus]], id. 12, 2, 28: feritatem animalium, Plin. 24, 17, 102, § 167: alicui aliquem, to [[reconcile]]: Hannibalem Romanis, Just. 31, 4, 4; cf.: vix revocanti patri mitigatus est, id. 9, 7, 6.—Hence, mītĭganter, adv., in a [[soothing]] [[manner]]; in [[order]] to [[soothe]], Cael. Aur. Tard. 5, 1, 13; 4, 3, 62; id. Acut. 1, 11, 76.
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|gf=<b>mītĭgō</b>,¹⁰ āvī, ātum, āre ([[mitis]], [[ago]]), tr.,<br /><b>1</b> amollir, rendre doux : Cic. Rep. 4, 6 ; cibum Cic. Nat. 2, 151, amollir des aliments par la cuisson] ; agros Cic. Nat. 2, 130, ameublir la terre ; vina Plin. 14, 149, adoucir des vins<br /><b>2</b> [fig.] rendre doux, calmer, pacifier, apaiser : Cic. Balbo 57 ; Q. 1, 2, 6 ; te ætas mitigabit Cic. Mur. 65, l’âge te calmera, cf. Tac. H. 1, 66 || invidiam Cic. Clu. 81, adoucir l’hostilité, cf. [[Sulla]] 64 ; Inv. 1, 30 ; de Or. 2, 236 ; Att. 3, 15, 2.
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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

mītĭgo: āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. mitis-ago,
I to make mild, soft, or tender, make ripe or mellow; to make tame, to tame (class.).
I Lit.: cum aestivā maturitate alia mitigaverit, alia torruerit, Cic. Rep. 4, 1, 6 (cited ap. Non. 343, 21): mitiget auctumnus, quod maturaverit aestas, Aus. Idyll. 8: cibum, to make soft or tender, to soften by boiling or roasting, Cic. N. D. 2, 60, 151.—Comically: misero mihi mitigabat sandalio caput, mellowed, broke, Turp. ap. Non. l. l.: hic, qui dura sedens porrecto saxa leone Mitigat, i. e. makes soft for sitting on by spreading over them a lion's skin, Mart. 9, 44, 2: Indus agros, laetificat et mitigat, to make fruitful, Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 130: vina diluendo, Plin. 14, 22, 29, § 149: silvestres arbores, id. 17, 10, 12, § 66: amaritudinem frugum, to soften, mitigate, id. 18, 16, 40, § 141: cervicum duritias, id. 20, 22, 92, § 250: rabiem suum, id. 10, 63, 83, § 182: pilos, to thin, id. 35, 6, 19, § 37: animal, to tame, Sen. Ben. 1, 3: valetudinem temperantia, to mitigate, Plin. Ep. 1, 12, 9.—
II Trop., to make mild or gentle, to pacify, soothe, calm, assuage, appease, mitigate: animum alicujus, Cic. Balb. 26, 57: te aetas mitigabit, id. Mur. 31, 65: iras, Ov. Tr. 4, 6, 15: querimonias, Col. praef.: tristitiam ac severitatem, Cic. de Or. 2, 58, 236; cf.: acerbam severitatem condimentis humanitatis, id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 7: dolores, id. Att. 3, 15, 2: labores, id. de Or. 3, 4, 14: aliquem pecuniā, Tac. H. 1, 66: temporum atrocitatem, Suet. Tib. 48: acrimonia mitigabitur laude, Auct. Her. 4, 37, 50: aures, to soothe with explanatory representations, Quint. 12, 1, 14: metus, id. 12, 2, 28: feritatem animalium, Plin. 24, 17, 102, § 167: alicui aliquem, to reconcile: Hannibalem Romanis, Just. 31, 4, 4; cf.: vix revocanti patri mitigatus est, id. 9, 7, 6.—Hence, mītĭganter, adv., in a soothing manner; in order to soothe, Cael. Aur. Tard. 5, 1, 13; 4, 3, 62; id. Acut. 1, 11, 76.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

mītĭgō,¹⁰ āvī, ātum, āre (mitis, ago), tr.,
1 amollir, rendre doux : Cic. Rep. 4, 6 ; cibum Cic. Nat. 2, 151, amollir des aliments par la cuisson] ; agros Cic. Nat. 2, 130, ameublir la terre ; vina Plin. 14, 149, adoucir des vins
2 [fig.] rendre doux, calmer, pacifier, apaiser : Cic. Balbo 57 ; Q. 1, 2, 6 ; te ætas mitigabit Cic. Mur. 65, l’âge te calmera, cf. Tac. H. 1, 66