extenuation – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
extenuation
n.
offering of excuses or reasons to lessen the seriousness of an action
extenuation
Noun
1. a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
(synonym) mitigation
(hypernym) excuse, alibi, exculpation, self-justification
(derivation) extenuate, palliate, mitigate
2. to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
(synonym) mitigation, palliation
(hypernym) decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
(derivation) extenuate, palliate, mitigate
exténuation
nf.
exhaustion, wearing out
Extenuation
(n.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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extenuation
n.
دبلا پن, پتلا پن, گھٹاؤ, کمي, لاغري, تخفيف