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What (who) is extenuation - definition


Extenuation      
·noun 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.
extenuation      
n.
1.
Diminution, abatement, mitigation.
2.
Palliation, excuse, apology.
extenuate      
v. a.
1.
Lessen, diminish, reduce in size or bulk.
2.
Palliate, mitigate, qualify, excuse, apologize for.
Examples of use of extenuation
1. Ney has explained, by way of extenuation –– yes, extenuation –– that he did not know what he was doing.
2. In the eyes of some extremists it was an extenuation of ancient hatred and rivalries.
3. The revival now going on presents his claims to consideration with a completeness which admits of no possible extenuation.
4. This contextual analysis of Wright‘s venom, this extenuation of black hate speech as a product of white racism, is not new.