mitigant

mitigant
Something that mitigates; a lenitive.
See Also: mitigation

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  • Mitigant — Mit i*gant, a. [L. mitigans, p. pr. of mitigare. See {Mitigate}.] Tending to mitigate; mitigating; lenitive. Johnson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mitigant — (v. lat.), mildernd, lindernd. Mitigantia, mildernde Umstände. Mitigation, Milderung. Mitigatio poenae, Strafmilderung …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 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 — 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

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