- extenuates
- ex·ten·u·ate || ek'stenjʊeɪt v. reduce the seriousness of (an action or guilt); make smaller, make thin (Archaic)
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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Extenuator — Ex*ten u*a tor, n. One who extenuates. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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