extenuate
Betekenis (Engels)
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- To make (something) less dense, or thinner; also, to lower the viscosity of (something).
- To make (someone or something) slender or thin; to emaciate, to waste.
- To underestimate or understate the importance of (something); to underrate.
- To underestimate or understate the importance of (something); to underrate.
- (obsolete) To beat or draw (a metal object, etc.) out so as to lessen the thickness.
- (obsolete) To reduce the quality or quantity of (something); to lessen or weaken the force of (something).
- (obsolete) To degrade (someone); to detract from (someone's qualities, reputation, etc.); to depreciate, to disparage.
Sinonieme
make smaller
soften down
Koppelteken as
ex‧ten‧u‧ate
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ɪkˈstɛnjʊeɪt/
Etimologie (Engels)
From Latin extenuātus (“diminished, reduced, thinned”): see further at etymology 1.
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