| 单词 | extenuate |
| 释义 | extenuate —extenuating, adj. —extenuatingly, adv. —extenuative, adj. —extenuator, n. /ik sten"yooh ayt'/, v.t., extenuated, extenuating. 1. to represent (a fault, offense, etc.) as less serious: to extenuate a crime. 2. to serve to make (a fault, offense, etc.) seem less serious. 3. to underestimate, underrate, or make light of: Do not extenuate the difficulties we are in. 4. Archaic. a. to make thin, lean, or emaciated. b. to reduce the consistency or density of. [1375-1425; late ME (adj.) < L extenuatus, ptp. of extenuare, equiv. to ex- EX-1 + tenuare to make thin or small; see -ATE1] |
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