单词	extenuation
释义	extenuation noun ex·​ten·​u·​a·​tion ik-ˌsten-yə-ˈwā-shən  -yü-ˈā- 1 : the act of extenuating something or the state of being extenuated especially : partial justification … it was never her aspiration to express herself virtuously so much as cleverly—a point to be remembered in extenuation of her words, which were usually worse than she was. George Eliot The best we can say in extenuation is to point out that glory rather than greed prompted this act of injustice to a seaman. Samuel Eliot Morison 2 : something extenuating especially : a partial excuse He persuades us that … he was poor and that he was financially burdened with a wife and four children. One shudders for any contemporary wretch who would come before Safire's pen with a similar budget of extenuations. Thomas Flanagan Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Not surprisingly, fellow-travelers on the left criticized Conquest either from a wish to disbelieve the Soviet horrors or from an ideological sympathy that compelled extenuation of them. Peter J. Travers, National Review, 29 Mar. 2022 Word History First Known Use circa 1543, in the meaning defined at sense 1 extenuation noun as in palliation Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance palliation acknowledgment confession atonement vindication rationalization justification excuse rationale out pretext acknowledgement plea apology defense alibi pretence cop-out whitewash pretense guise reason color
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