transcription, транскрипция: [ ik-ˈsten-yə-ˌwāt, -yü-ˌāt ]
transitive verb
( -at·ed ; -at·ing )
Etymology: Latin extenuatus, past participle of extenuare, from ex- + tenuis thin — more at thin
Date: 1529
1.
a. archaic : to make light of
b. : to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of by making partial excuses : mitigate
extenuating circumstances
c. obsolete : disparage
2.
a. archaic : to make thin or emaciated
b. : to lessen the strength or effect of
• ex·ten·u·a·tor -ˌ(w)ā-tər noun
• ex·ten·u·a·to·ry -(w)ə-ˌtȯr-ē adjective