OXFORD 9000
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📚 verb • entry_id 40080

extenuate

/ɪkˈstɛnjʊeɪt/
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Meanings (ES + gloss)
extenuar
To make (something) less dense, or thinner; also, to lower the viscosity of (something).
Applied it [the fat of a bull calf] extenuateth the eyebrovvs: Plin[y the Elder].
Phrases
extenuatedextenuatingextenuating circumstanceextenuativeextenuatorextenuatory
Word forms
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