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extenuating
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extenuating
(gcide) | extenuating \extenuating\ adj.
serving or tending to reduce the severity of guilt or
blameworthiness; as, extenuating circumstances.
Syn: mitigating.
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Extenuating
(gcide) | Extenuate \Ex*ten"u*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Extenuated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Extenuating.] [L. extenuatus, p. p. of
extenuare to make thin, loosen, weaken; ex out + tenuare to
make thin, tenuis thin. See Tenuity.]
1. To make thin or slender; to draw out so as to lessen the
thickness.
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His body behind the head becomes broad, from whence
it is again extenuated all the way to the tail.
--Grew.
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2. To lessen; to palliate; to lessen or weaken the force of;
to diminish the conception of, as crime, guilt, faults,
ills, accusations, etc.; -- opposed to aggravate.
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But fortune there extenuates the crime. --Dryden.
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Let us extenuate, conceal, adorn the unpleasing
reality. --I. Taylor.
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3. To lower or degrade; to detract from. [Obs.]
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Who can extenuate thee? --Milton.
Syn: To palliate; to mitigate. See Palliate.
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extenuating
(wn) | extenuating
adj 1: partially excusing or justifying; "extenuating
circumstances" |
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extenuating
(encz) | extenuating,polehčující web |
extenuating circumstances
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extenuating
(gcide) | extenuating \extenuating\ adj.
serving or tending to reduce the severity of guilt or
blameworthiness; as, extenuating circumstances.
Syn: mitigating.
[WordNet 1.5]Extenuate \Ex*ten"u*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Extenuated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Extenuating.] [L. extenuatus, p. p. of
extenuare to make thin, loosen, weaken; ex out + tenuare to
make thin, tenuis thin. See Tenuity.]
1. To make thin or slender; to draw out so as to lessen the
thickness.
[1913 Webster]
His body behind the head becomes broad, from whence
it is again extenuated all the way to the tail.
--Grew.
[1913 Webster]
2. To lessen; to palliate; to lessen or weaken the force of;
to diminish the conception of, as crime, guilt, faults,
ills, accusations, etc.; -- opposed to aggravate.
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But fortune there extenuates the crime. --Dryden.
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Let us extenuate, conceal, adorn the unpleasing
reality. --I. Taylor.
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3. To lower or degrade; to detract from. [Obs.]
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Who can extenuate thee? --Milton.
Syn: To palliate; to mitigate. See Palliate.
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extenuating
(wn) | extenuating
adj 1: partially excusing or justifying; "extenuating
circumstances" |
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