| 单词 | extenuate |
| 释义 | Word Frequency extenuate(ɪkˈstɛnjʊˌeɪt) verb (transitive) 1. to represent (an offence, a fault, etc) as being less serious than it appears, as by showing mitigating circumstances 2. to cause to be or appear less serious; mitigate 3. to underestimate or make light of 4. archaic a. to emaciate or weaken b. to dilute or thin out Derived forms extenuating (exˈtenuˌating) adjective extenuatingly (exˈtenuˌatingly) adverb extenuation (exˌtenuˈation) noun extenuator (exˈtenuˌator) noun extenuatory (exˈtenuatory) adjective Word origin C16: from Latin extenuāre to make thin, from tenuis thin, frail |
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