extenuated

Meanings

• Verb

  To make an argument or explanation longer and more detailed in order to provide more context or justify a position.

  - "In order to extenuate her absence, she provided a detailed explanation of her family emergency."
  - "The lawyer tried to extenuate the defendant's actions by presenting evidence of mitigating circumstances."

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Antonyms

aggravate

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Synonyms

mitigate

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Variants

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extenuate , extenuated , extenuates , extenuating , extenuator , extenuators , extenuatory

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Etymology

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From the Latin extenuare, meaning 'to stretch out', 'to make thin'.

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Trivia

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1. Extenuated is a 13-letter word.

2. The word extenuate was first used in English in the 15th century.

3. Extenuated is often used in legal contexts, particularly in criminal trials.

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Related Concepts

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1. Justification: The process of providing reasons or explanations to defend or explain an action or belief.

2. Mitigation: The process of lessening the severity or impact of a crime or offense.

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Culture

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Extenuated has been used extensively in legal contexts to justify or explain actions or circumstances. It is also used in everyday language to describe making an argument more detailed or providing context.

How to Memorize "extenuated"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the act of stretching out an argument or explanation to make it more detailed and thorough.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of providing more context or justification.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Extend Your Argument' to remember the meaning of extenuate.

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