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Mitigant

Mitigant \Mit"i*gant\, a. [L. mitigans, p. pr. of mitigare. See Mitigate.] Tending to mitigate; mitigating; lenitive.
--Johnson.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
mitigant

1540s, from Latin mitigantem, present participle of mitigare (see mitigate). As a noun from 1865.

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mitigant

a. Tending to mitigate. n. Something that mitigates; a lenitive.