extenuate 音标拼音: [ɪkst'ɛnju
, et]
vt . 减轻,使人原谅
减轻,使人原谅
extenuate v 1 :
lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of ;
"
The circumstances extenuate the crime " [
synonym : {
extenuate },
{
palliate }, {
mitigate }]
Extenuate \
Ex *
ten "
u *
ate \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Extenuated };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Extenuating }.] [
L .
extenuatus ,
p .
p .
of extenuare to make thin ,
loosen ,
weaken ;
ex out tenuare to make thin ,
tenuis thin .
See {
Tenuity }.]
1 .
To make thin or slender ;
to draw out so as to lessen the thickness .
[
1913 Webster ]
His body behind the head becomes broad ,
from whence it is again extenuated all the way to the tail .
--
Grew .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
To lessen ;
to palliate ;
to lessen or weaken the force of ;
to diminish the conception of ,
as crime ,
guilt ,
faults ,
ills ,
accusations ,
etc .; --
opposed to {
aggravate }.
[
1913 Webster ]
But fortune there extenuates the crime . --
Dryden .
[
1913 Webster ]
Let us extenuate ,
conceal ,
adorn the unpleasing reality . --
I .
Taylor .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
To lower or degrade ;
to detract from . [
Obs .]
[
1913 Webster ]
Who can extenuate thee ? --
Milton .
Syn :
To palliate ;
to mitigate .
See {
Palliate }.
[
1913 Webster ]
Extenuate \
Ex *
ten "
u *
ate \,
v .
i .
To become thinner ;
to make excuses ;
to advance palliating considerations . --
Burke .
[
1913 Webster ]
Extenuate \
Ex *
ten "
u *
ate \,
a . [
L .
extenuatus ,
p .
p .]
Thin ;
slender . [
Obs .] --
Huloet .
[
1913 Webster ]
92 Moby Thesaurus words for "
extenuate ":
abate ,
allay ,
alleviate ,
allow for ,
apologize ,
assuage ,
attemper ,
attenuate ,
bank the fire ,
bate ,
blunt ,
chasten ,
color ,
constrain ,
control ,
cramp ,
cripple ,
damp ,
dampen ,
de -
emphasize ,
deaden ,
debilitate ,
devitalize ,
dilute ,
diminish ,
downplay ,
dull ,
ease ,
enervate ,
enfeeble ,
eviscerate ,
exhaust ,
explain ,
gloss over ,
gruel ,
ignore ,
justify ,
keep within bounds ,
lay ,
lay low ,
lenify ,
lessen ,
lighten ,
make allowance for ,
mince ,
mitigate ,
moderate ,
modulate ,
obtund ,
palliate ,
play down ,
qualify ,
rationalize ,
rattle ,
reduce ,
reduce the temperature ,
remit ,
restrain ,
sap ,
shake ,
shake up ,
slacken ,
slow down ,
slur over ,
smother ,
sober ,
sober down ,
soft -
pedal ,
soften ,
soften up ,
stifle ,
subdue ,
sugarcoat ,
suppress ,
tame ,
temper ,
tone down ,
tune down ,
unbrace ,
undermine ,
underplay ,
unman ,
unnerve ,
unstrengthen ,
unstring ,
varnish ,
veneer ,
water down ,
weaken ,
white ,
whiten ,
whitewash
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