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extenuation

noun
/ɪksˌtɛnjʊˈeɪʃən/UK

Etymology

An adaptation of extenuātiōn-, the oblique stem of the Latin extenuātiō (“a thinning or diminishing”, “rarefaction”; rhetoric “a lessening”, “diminution”, “extenuation”), noun of action from extenuō (“to thin, reduce, or diminish”). Equivalent to extenuate + -ion. Compare the French exténuation.

  1. borrowed from extenuātiō

Definitions

  1. The action of extenuating

    The action of extenuating; extenuated condition.

    • This mightily helpeth the extenuation of members.
    • A yong man…had an extenuation for want of nourishment in his Limbs.
    • Galen commends tepid Baths for…curing all Extenuations.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for extenuation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA