mitigant

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/ˈmɪtɪɡənt/

adjective

Tending to mitigate.

OriginLatin mitigans →
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Meanings

adjectivemitigant (comparative more mitigant, superlative most mitigant)

comparative more mitigant · superlative most mitigant

  1. Tending to mitigate.
nounmitigant (plural mitigants)

plural mitigants

  1. Something that mitigates; a lenitive.

Origin

  1. Latinmitigans
  2. Englishmitigant

From Latin mitigans, p.pr. of mitigare. See mitigate.

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APA

mitigant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mitigant

MLA

“mitigant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mitigant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mitigant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mitigant.

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