| verb | lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of “The circumstances extenuate the crime” |
| verb | provide physical relief, as from pain “This pill will relieve your headaches” |
| extenuation | noun | a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances |
| palliation | noun | to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious |
| mitigative | adjective | moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear |
| mitigatory | adjective | moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear |
| mitigation | noun | a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances |
| alleviatory | adjective | moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear |
| alleviative | adjective | moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear |
| alleviation | noun | the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced |
| alleviator | noun | a therapist who makes suffering more endurable |
| alleviant | noun | remedy that alleviates pain without curing |
| palliative | adjective | moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear |
| assuagement | noun | the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced |