单词 | extenuated |
释义 | extenuateverb ex·ten·u·ate ik-ˈsten-yə-ˌwāt -yü-ˌāt extenuated; extenuating transitive verb 1 : to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate There is no economic analysis that can extenuate bigotry. Leon Wieseltier … all the lies that society tells to justify its values and extenuate its conduct … Robert Penn Warren see also extenuating 2 : to lessen the strength or effect of (something) : weaken … it was true that he was an old friend and that … she felt a desire not to extenuate such ties. Henry James 3 a archaic : to make light of b obsolete : disparage 4 archaic : to make thin or emaciated extenuator ik-ˈsten-yə-ˌwā-tər noun -yü-ˌā- extenuatory ik-ˈsten-yə-wə-ˌtȯr-ē adjective -yü-ə- extenuated verbas in excused to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses don't even try to extenuate their vandalism of the cemetery with the old refrain of "Boys will be boys" Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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