mitiger

== French == === Etymology === From Old French mitiguer, borrowed from Latin mītigāre. === Pronunciation === === Verb === mitiger (dated) to deacidify (make less acidic) (dated) to mitigate, soften ==== Conjugation ==== This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written mitige- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a "soft" /ʒ/ and not a "hard" /ɡ/). This spelling change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger. ==== Related terms ==== mitigation === Further reading === “mitiger”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Verb === mītiger first-person singular present passive subjunctive of mītigō