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单词 extenuator
释义 extenuator|ɛkˈstɛnjuːeɪtə(r)|
[agent-n. f. L. extenuāre: see extenuate v.]
One who extenuates. a. One who depreciates or makes light of. b. One who alleges extenuating or excusatory considerations; an apologist.
1748Richardson Clarissa (1811) VIII. 57 Not..classed among such extenuators.1799V. Knox Lord's Supp. iv, The extenuators of the Sacrament..suggest a hint that the command to perform this slight service..might have been confined to the Apostles.1869Mozley Univ. Serm. i. (1876) 15 The extenuators of the Council.
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