- mitigant
- mitigant (adj.) 1540s, from L. mitigantem, prp. of mitigare (see MITIGATE (Cf. mitigate)). As a noun from 1865.
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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
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mitigant — mit·i·gant … English syllables
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