extenuation

[ ik-sten-yoo-ey-shuhn ]

/ ɪkˌstɛn yuˈeɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act of extenuating.

the state of being extenuated.

something that extenuates; a partial excuse: The youth of the defendant served as an extenuation.

Origin of extenuation

1375–1425; late Middle English extenuacioun<Latin extenuātiōn- (stem of extenuātiō). See extenuate, -ion

Words nearby extenuation

extent, extenuate, extenuating, extenuating circumstance, extenuating circumstances, extenuation, extenuatory, exterior, exterior angle, exteriority, exteriorize

Example sentences from the Web for extenuation

In extenuation of this summary attempt I hasten to explain that its chief merit is its lack of originality.
In Morocco|Edith Wharton
In every respect they were so evenly matched that the test of battle could have no aftermath of extenuation.
The Fight for a Free Sea: A Chronicle of the War of 1812|Ralph D. Paine
In extenuation I urge that he was a very weary, sick old man.
The Amenities of Book-Collecting and Kindred Affections|A. Edward Newton
I, too, have left my post of duty—but let the result be an extenuation of my desertion.
By Force of Impulse|Harry V. Vogt

He does not seem to have had even a fondness for fruit to plead in extenuation of his larceny.
Notes and Queries, No. 179. Saturday, April 2, 1853.|Various

单词	extenuation
释义	extenuation [ ik-sten-yoo-ey-shuhn ] / ɪkˌstɛn yuˈeɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR extenuation ON THESAURUS.COM noun the act of extenuating. the state of being extenuated. something that extenuates; a partial excuse: The youth of the defendant served as an extenuation. Origin of extenuation 1375–1425; late Middle English extenuacioun<Latin extenuātiōn- (stem of extenuātiō). See extenuate, -ion Words nearby extenuation extent, extenuate, extenuating, extenuating circumstance, extenuating circumstances, extenuation, extenuatory, exterior, exterior angle, exteriority, exteriorize Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for extenuation In extenuation of this summary attempt I hasten to explain that its chief merit is its lack of originality. In Morocco\|Edith Wharton In every respect they were so evenly matched that the test of battle could have no aftermath of extenuation. The Fight for a Free Sea: A Chronicle of the War of 1812\|Ralph D. Paine In extenuation I urge that he was a very weary, sick old man. The Amenities of Book-Collecting and Kindred Affections\|A. Edward Newton I, too, have left my post of duty—but let the result be an extenuation of my desertion. By Force of Impulse\|Harry V. Vogt He does not seem to have had even a fondness for fruit to plead in extenuation of his larceny. Notes and Queries, No. 179. Saturday, April 2, 1853.\|Various Words related to extenuation explanation, justification, apology, vindication, diminution, abatement, mitigation
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extenuation

noun

Origin of extenuation

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