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Definition extenuate

Etymology

From Latin extenu?tus, past participle of extenu?re (“to make thin, loosen, weaken”) from ex (“out”) + tenu?re (“to make thin”), from tenuis (“thin”).

Verb

extenuate (third-person singular simple present extenuates, present participle extenuating, simple past and past participle extenuated)

  1. (transitive) To make thin or slender; to draw out so as to lessen the thickness.
  2. (intransitive) To become thinner.
  3. (transitive) To lessen; to palliate; to lessen or weaken the force of; to diminish the conception of, as crime, guilt, faults, ills, accusations, etc.
  4. (obsolete) To lower or degrade; to detract from.

Results 71 Words with the letters EXTENUATE

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15 letter words with the letters EXTENUATE ↑
RECONTEXTUALIZE 37
12 letter words with the letters EXTENUATE ↑
EXTRAUTERINE 21
10 letter words with the letters EXTENUATE ↑
EXTENUATED 20
EXTENUATES 19
9 letter words with the letters EXTENUATE ↑
EXTENUATE 18
6 letter words with the letters EXTENUATE ↑
ATTUNE 8
EXEUNT 15
EXTANT 14
EXTENT 14
NUTATE 8
TAUTEN 8
5 letter words with the letters EXTENUATE ↑
EATEN 6
ENATE 6
TAUNT 7
TENET 6
TUTEE 6
4 letter words with the letters EXTENUATE ↑
ANTE 5
AUNT 6
EAUX 12
ETNA 5
NEAT 5
NETT 5
NEXT 12
TATE 4
TAUT 5
TEAT 4
TEEN 5
TENT 5
TEXT 11
TUNA 6
TUNE 6
3 letter words with the letters EXTENUATE ↑
ANE 4
ANT 4
ATE 3
ATT 3
AXE 10
EAT 3
EAU 4
ETA 3
NAE 4
NEE 4
NET 4
NUT 5
TAE 3
TAN 4
TAT 3
TAU 4
TAX 10
TEA 3
TEE 3
TEN 4
TET 3
TUN 5
TUT 4
TUX 11
UTA 4
UTE 4
2 letter words with the letters EXTENUATE ↑
AE 2
AN 3
AT 2
AX 9
EN 3
ET 2
EX 9
NA 3
NE 3
NU 4
TA 2
UN 4
UT 3
XU 10

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