extenuationn.

/ɛkˌstɛnjuːˈeɪʃən/

Etymology: < Latin extenuātiōn-em, noun of action < extenuāre to extenuate v. Compare French exténuation.

The action of extenuating; extenuated condition.

1. The action or process of making or becoming thin; an instance of this; a shrunken condition; leanness, emaciation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > slim shape or physique > [noun] > thin shape > state of having

leannessa1000

boninessa1398

macilence?a1425

meagreness?a1425

macies?a1450

meagrec1450

povertya1475

bareness1552

extenuation1576

poorness1577

gauntness1607

lankness1611

macilencya1631

spareness1648

emaceration1656

emaciation1662

skinniness1688

angularity1822

thinness1827

pinchedness1857

scrawniness1863

scragginess1865

wizenedness1887

1576 G. Baker tr. C. Gesner Newe Jewell of Health iii. f. 171 This mightily helpeth the extenuation of members.

1655 N. Culpeper et al. tr. L. Rivière Pract. Physick i. v. 19 A yong man..had an extenuation for want of nourishment in his Limbs.

1707 J. Floyer Physician's Pulse-watch 183 Galen commends tepid Baths for..curing all Extenuations.

1781 S. Johnson Let. 27 Oct. (1992) III. 365 Her extenuation is her only bad Symptom.

1825 W. Scott Betrothed xiv, in Tales Crusaders II. 289 The female..exhibited..some symptoms of extenuation.

1828 Biog. in Ann. Reg. 474/2 Some pallid from extenuation.

†2. Making less dense; rarefaction (of air).

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > lack of density > [noun] > reduction in density > rarefaction

subtiliationa1398

subtlinga1398

rarefaction1572

subtilization1603

rarefication1615

subtilizing1618

extenuation1655

1655 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. I. ii. 12 Winds proceed from extenuation of the aire, by the Sun.

†3. The action or process of making slender or diminishing in bulk; an instance of this. Also figurative. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [noun]

wanea1300

ravalling1609

extenuation1620

diminution1691

reduction1800

degrowth1920

attrition1924

downgrade1935

1620 J. Donne Serm. (1955) II. 356 All dilatation is some degree of extenuation.

1665 T. Herbert Some Years Trav. (new ed.) 186 The Sea is the same at all seasons; what it gets by Rivers and showers, losing by exhalations and extenuations through the excessive heats..within the Torrid Zone.

1777 J. Priestley Disquis. Matter & Spirit xv. 189 Gregory the Great..says that God penetrates every thing without extenuation.

†4. The action of making less or weak; an instance of this; a weakening, impoverishment. Also mitigation (of blame or punishment). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun]

waningc900

littlingOE

lessingc1350

abating1370

diminutionc1374

minishinga1382

decrease1383

remissiona1398

shrinkinga1398

decreasing1398

adminishing?c1400

abbreviation?a1425

lessening?a1425

minoration?a1425

disincrease1430

abatement1433

restrictiona1450

batea1475

diminuation1477

limitation1483

abate1486

minute1495

minishment1533

mitigation1533

diminishinga1535

extenuation1542

slacking1542

reduce1549

diminishment1551

perditionc1555

debatementa1563

rebatement1573

obstriction1578

imminution1583

contracting1585

contraction1589

rabate1589

rebating1598

retrenchmentc1600

decession1606

ravalling1609

reducement1619

decrement1621

bating1629

shrivellinga1631

decretion1635

dejection1652

abater1653

rolling back1658

limiting1677

batement1679

reduction1695

depression1793

downdraw1813

descent1832

decess1854

lowering1868

shrinkage1873

dégringolade1883

minification1894

degrowth1920

downrating1950

the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [noun] > mitigation or alleviation

allegeancec1325

swaging1340

legeancec1390

mitigationa1400

swagea1400

allegementa1425

alleging?a1425

alleviation?a1425

lighteningc1425

queeming1440

allevation1502

soberinga1510

extenuation1542

assuagement1561

releasement1569

assuaging1580

assuage1596

mitification1607

allayment1609

palliation1813

soothing1847

1542–3 Act 34 & 35 Hen. VIII c. 18 The saide citie is much decaid..not a little to the extenuacion of that part of this realme.

1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 iii. ii. 22 Such extenuation let me beg, As in reproofe of many tales deuisde..I may..Find pardon on my true submission.

1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 1 The gallantry of Henry's heroique spirit tended somewhat to the..extenuation of Charles his glory.

1707 F. Atterbury Serm. St. Bridget's Church 7 What Deeds of Charity we have to allege, in extenuation of our Punishment.

a. The action of representing (something) as slight and trifling; underrating; an instance of this, a plea to this end; a modification in terms.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > [noun] > underestimation or undervaluing

misprizing1485

disprizing1500

underweening1574

misprize1590

misprision1592

underrating1599

extenuation1607

under-opinion1629

undervaluing1656

extenuating1671

underratement1708

inappreciation1864

minifying1867

lowballing1957

1607 Bp. J. Hall Holy Observ. 90 Sometimes..wee humble our selues lower then there is cause..And no lesse well doth God take these submisse extenuations of our selues.

1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy ii. i. iv. ii. 301 Through their ignorance in not taking notice of their disease..extenuation, wretchednes & peeuishnesse, they vndoe themselues.

1722 D. Defoe Jrnl. Plague Year 7 Many died of it every Day: So that now all our Extenuations abated.

1859 J. S. Mill On Liberty ii. 44 The utmost they allow is an extenuation of its absolute necessity.

†b. Rhetoric.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > [noun] > underestimation or undervaluing > understatement or underplaying

diminution1303

meiosis1550

extenuation1589

liptote1589

meiosis1642

litote1645

litotes1656

understatement1799

underplaying1896

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xix. 183 We call him the Disabler or figure of Extenuation.

1656 J. Smith Myst. Rhetorique Unvail'd 56 When for extenuation sake we use a lighter and more easie word or terme then the matter requires.

1706 in Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.)

1823 G. Crabb Universal Technol. Dict.

6. The action of lessening, or seeking to lessen, the guilt of (an offence or fault) by alleging partial excuses; an instance or means of doing this; a plea in mitigation of censure. Also in extenuation of.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > excuse > [noun] > offering an excuse > extenuation

glozing1377

colouring?1435

mincing1533

palliationa1538

polishing1646

extenuation1651

mitigation1664

1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan ii. xxvii. 156 Extenuation, by which the Crime, that seemed great, is made lesse.

a1674 Earl of Clarendon Brief View Leviathan (1676) 180 He..was to find excuses and extenuations for sins.

1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 297. ¶1 Whatever may be said for the Extenuation of such Defects.

1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 39. ⁋7 It may be urged, in extenuation of this crime..that [etc.].

1830 J. Mackintosh Diss. Progress Ethical Philos. 17 In extenuation of a noble error.

a1832 J. Bentham Wks. (1843) I. 174 The differences of castes..furnish a copious stock of extenuations..to different classes of offences.

7. U.S. Used humorously in plural for: Thin garments.

ΚΠ

1881 G. W. Cable in Scribner's Monthly May 23 They were clad in silken extenuations from the throat to the feet.

1883 Pall Mall Gaz. 12 Sept. 2/2 One side wore..extenuations of a..green colour.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

单词	extenuation
释义	extenuationn. /ɛkˌstɛnjuːˈeɪʃən/ Etymology: < Latin extenuātiōn-em, noun of action < extenuāre to extenuate v. Compare French exténuation. The action of extenuating; extenuated condition. 1. The action or process of making or becoming thin; an instance of this; a shrunken condition; leanness, emaciation. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > slim shape or physique > [noun] > thin shape > state of having leannessa1000 boninessa1398 macilence?a1425 meagreness?a1425 macies?a1450 meagrec1450 povertya1475 bareness1552 extenuation1576 poorness1577 gauntness1607 lankness1611 macilencya1631 spareness1648 emaceration1656 emaciation1662 skinniness1688 angularity1822 thinness1827 pinchedness1857 scrawniness1863 scragginess1865 wizenedness1887 1576 G. Baker tr. C. Gesner Newe Jewell of Health iii. f. 171 This mightily helpeth the extenuation of members. 1655 N. Culpeper et al. tr. L. Rivière Pract. Physick i. v. 19 A yong man..had an extenuation for want of nourishment in his Limbs. 1707 J. Floyer Physician's Pulse-watch 183 Galen commends tepid Baths for..curing all Extenuations. 1781 S. Johnson Let. 27 Oct. (1992) III. 365 Her extenuation is her only bad Symptom. 1825 W. Scott Betrothed xiv, in Tales Crusaders II. 289 The female..exhibited..some symptoms of extenuation. 1828 Biog. in Ann. Reg. 474/2 Some pallid from extenuation. †2. Making less dense; rarefaction (of air). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > lack of density > [noun] > reduction in density > rarefaction subtiliationa1398 subtlinga1398 rarefaction1572 subtilization1603 rarefication1615 subtilizing1618 extenuation1655 1655 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. I. ii. 12 Winds proceed from extenuation of the aire, by the Sun. †3. The action or process of making slender or diminishing in bulk; an instance of this. Also figurative. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [noun] wanea1300 ravalling1609 extenuation1620 diminution1691 reduction1800 degrowth1920 attrition1924 downgrade1935 1620 J. Donne Serm. (1955) II. 356 All dilatation is some degree of extenuation. 1665 T. Herbert Some Years Trav. (new ed.) 186 The Sea is the same at all seasons; what it gets by Rivers and showers, losing by exhalations and extenuations through the excessive heats..within the Torrid Zone. 1777 J. Priestley Disquis. Matter & Spirit xv. 189 Gregory the Great..says that God penetrates every thing without extenuation. †4. The action of making less or weak; an instance of this; a weakening, impoverishment. Also mitigation (of blame or punishment). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] waningc900 littlingOE lessingc1350 abating1370 diminutionc1374 minishinga1382 decrease1383 remissiona1398 shrinkinga1398 decreasing1398 adminishing?c1400 abbreviation?a1425 lessening?a1425 minoration?a1425 disincrease1430 abatement1433 restrictiona1450 batea1475 diminuation1477 limitation1483 abate1486 minute1495 minishment1533 mitigation1533 diminishinga1535 extenuation1542 slacking1542 reduce1549 diminishment1551 perditionc1555 debatementa1563 rebatement1573 obstriction1578 imminution1583 contracting1585 contraction1589 rabate1589 rebating1598 retrenchmentc1600 decession1606 ravalling1609 reducement1619 decrement1621 bating1629 shrivellinga1631 decretion1635 dejection1652 abater1653 rolling back1658 limiting1677 batement1679 reduction1695 depression1793 downdraw1813 descent1832 decess1854 lowering1868 shrinkage1873 dégringolade1883 minification1894 degrowth1920 downrating1950 the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [noun] > mitigation or alleviation allegeancec1325 swaging1340 legeancec1390 mitigationa1400 swagea1400 allegementa1425 alleging?a1425 alleviation?a1425 lighteningc1425 queeming1440 allevation1502 soberinga1510 extenuation1542 assuagement1561 releasement1569 assuaging1580 assuage1596 mitification1607 allayment1609 palliation1813 soothing1847 1542–3 Act 34 & 35 Hen. VIII c. 18 The saide citie is much decaid..not a little to the extenuacion of that part of this realme. 1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 iii. ii. 22 Such extenuation let me beg, As in reproofe of many tales deuisde..I may..Find pardon on my true submission. View more context for this quotation 1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 1 The gallantry of Henry's heroique spirit tended somewhat to the..extenuation of Charles his glory. 1707 F. Atterbury Serm. St. Bridget's Church 7 What Deeds of Charity we have to allege, in extenuation of our Punishment. 5. a. The action of representing (something) as slight and trifling; underrating; an instance of this, a plea to this end; a modification in terms. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > [noun] > underestimation or undervaluing misprizing1485 disprizing1500 underweening1574 misprize1590 misprision1592 underrating1599 extenuation1607 under-opinion1629 undervaluing1656 extenuating1671 underratement1708 inappreciation1864 minifying1867 lowballing1957 1607 Bp. J. Hall Holy Observ. 90 Sometimes..wee humble our selues lower then there is cause..And no lesse well doth God take these submisse extenuations of our selues. 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy ii. i. iv. ii. 301 Through their ignorance in not taking notice of their disease..extenuation, wretchednes & peeuishnesse, they vndoe themselues. 1722 D. Defoe Jrnl. Plague Year 7 Many died of it every Day: So that now all our Extenuations abated. 1859 J. S. Mill On Liberty ii. 44 The utmost they allow is an extenuation of its absolute necessity. †b. Rhetoric. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > [noun] > underestimation or undervaluing > understatement or underplaying diminution1303 meiosis1550 extenuation1589 liptote1589 meiosis1642 litote1645 litotes1656 understatement1799 underplaying1896 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xix. 183 We call him the Disabler or figure of Extenuation. 1656 J. Smith Myst. Rhetorique Unvail'd 56 When for extenuation sake we use a lighter and more easie word or terme then the matter requires. 1706 in Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) 1823 G. Crabb Universal Technol. Dict. 6. The action of lessening, or seeking to lessen, the guilt of (an offence or fault) by alleging partial excuses; an instance or means of doing this; a plea in mitigation of censure. Also in extenuation of. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > excuse > [noun] > offering an excuse > extenuation glozing1377 colouring?1435 mincing1533 palliationa1538 polishing1646 extenuation1651 mitigation1664 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan ii. xxvii. 156 Extenuation, by which the Crime, that seemed great, is made lesse. a1674 Earl of Clarendon Brief View Leviathan (1676) 180 He..was to find excuses and extenuations for sins. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 297. ¶1 Whatever may be said for the Extenuation of such Defects. 1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 39. ⁋7 It may be urged, in extenuation of this crime..that [etc.]. 1830 J. Mackintosh Diss. Progress Ethical Philos. 17 In extenuation of a noble error. a1832 J. Bentham Wks. (1843) I. 174 The differences of castes..furnish a copious stock of extenuations..to different classes of offences. 7. U.S. Used humorously in plural for: Thin garments. ΚΠ 1881 G. W. Cable in Scribner's Monthly May 23 They were clad in silken extenuations from the throat to the feet. 1883 Pall Mall Gaz. 12 Sept. 2/2 One side wore..extenuations of a..green colour. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < n.1542
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