Extenuation - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ɪkˌstenjʊˈeɪʃən|
Brit.
|ɪkˌstenjʊˈeɪʃən|
noun
- a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances (syn: mitigation)
- to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious (syn: mitigation, palliation)
- to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious (syn: mitigation, palliation)
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They were clad in silken extenuations from the throat to the feet.
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