- Types Of Speech
- You can use extenuation as a noun in a sentence.
- About Extenuation
- A 5 syllables noun and 11 letters with the letters a, e, i, n, o, t, u, and x, 5 consonants, 6 vowels and 5 syllables with the middle letter u. Extenuation starts with a vowel and ends in a consonant with the starting letters e, ex, ext, exte, exten, and the ending characters are n, on, ion, tion, ation, ..
- Definition
- To act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
- Origin/Roots
- Latin
- Pig Latin
- Extenuation in Pig Latin is said as "extenuationay or extenuationway".
- Unigram
- e | x | t | e | n | u | a | t | i | o | n
- Bigram
- ex | xt | te | en | nu | ua | at | ti | io | on
- Trigram
- ext | xte | ten | enu | nua | uat | ati | tio | ion
- Quadrigram
- exte | xten | tenu | enua | nuat | uati | atio | tion
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
- a partial excuse to mitigate censure;
an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abandonment | withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless" |
| Abatement | the act of abating "laws enforcing noise abatement" |
| About Face | |
| About Face | |
| Abridgement | a shortened version of a written work |
| Abridgment | a shortened version of a written work |
| Absolution | the act of absolving or remitting formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance |
| Accommodation | (physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the lens of the eye |
| Adaptation | (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light) |
| Adjustment | the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) |
View all cognitive synonyms for Extenuation
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Extenuation | to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious |
View English words with the unique letters used in extenuation. Words With The Letters Aeinotux
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Extenuate | lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of "The circumstances extenuate the crime" |
| Mitigate | make less severe or harsh "mitigating circumstances" |
| Palliate | provide physical relief, as from pain "This pill will relieve your headaches" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Decrease | the act of decreasing or reducing something |
| Diminution | the act of decreasing or reducing something |
| Reduction | the act of reducing complexity |
| Step Down |
Extenuation Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With E
- Ends With N
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