Word
Extenuation
How many syllables?
5 Syllables
How it's divided?
ex-ten-u-a-tion
Definition
- n. - The act of axtenuating or the state of being
extenuated; the act of making thin, slender, or lean, or of palliating;
diminishing, or lessening; palliation, as of a crime; mitigation, as of
punishment.
- noun - A partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
- noun - To act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
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