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extenuate
ex·ten·u·ate
[
ik sténnyoo àyt
]
(
past and past participle
ex·ten·u·at·ed
,
present participle
ex·ten·u·at·ing
,
3rd person present singular
ex·ten·u·ates
)
transitive verb
Definition:
diminish the seriousness of:
to make a mistake or wrongdoing seem less serious than it first appeared, e.g. by providing a mitigating excuse for it
[
Early 16th century. < Latin
extenuat-
, past participle of
extenuare
"thin out" <
tenuis
"thin"
]
ex·ten·u·at·ing
adjective
ex·ten·u·at·ing·ly
adverb
ex·ten·u·a·tion
[
ik stènnyoo áysh'n
]
noun
ex·ten·u·a·tive
adjective
ex·ten·u·a·tor
[
ik sténnyoo àytər
]
noun
ex·ten·u·a·to·ry
[
ik sténnyoo ə tàwree
]
adjective
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ex·ten·u·at·ing adjectiveex·ten·u·at·ing·ly adverbex·ten·u·a·tion [ ik stènnyoo áysh'n ] nounex·ten·u·a·tive adjectiveex·ten·u·a·tor [ ik sténnyoo àytər ] nounex·ten·u·a·to·ry [ ik sténnyoo ə tàwree ] adjective
