- Mitigant
- Mitigant Mit"i*gant, a. [L. mitigans, p. pr. of mitigare. See {Mitigate}.] Tending to mitigate; mitigating; lenitive. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]
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Mitigant
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Mitigant — Mitigant, lat. dtsch., mildernd; mitigantia, mildernde Umstände; Mitigation, Milderung … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
mitigant — (adj.) 1540s, from L. mitigantem, prp. of mitigare (see MITIGATE (Cf. mitigate)). As a noun from 1865 … Etymology dictionary
mitigant — gənt noun ( s) Etymology: obsolete mitigant, adjective, mitigative, from Latin mitigant , mitigans, present participle of mitigare to mitigate : something mitigating … Useful english dictionary
mitigant — noun Something that mitigates; a lenitive. See Also: mitigation … Wiktionary
mitigant — mit·i·gant … English syllables
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mitigate — verb /ˈmɪt.ɪ.ɡeɪt/ To reduce, lessen, or decrease. Measures are pursuing to prevent or mitigate the usual consequences of such outrages, and with the hope of their succeeding at least to avert general hostility. Syn: check, diminish, ease … Wiktionary
