adj
extenuate
Extenuate (adj) means Describes a person who is thin and weak, or a body part that has wasted away.
adj
1
Describes a person who is thin and weak, or a body part that has wasted away.
2
Describes a quality or thing that has been made weaker or reduced.
3
Made poor; left with very little money.
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Etymology
From Middle English extenuat (“(medicine) made thin, emaciated”), from Latin extenuātus (“diminished, reduced, thinned”), perfect passive participle of extenuō (“to diminish, reduce, thin”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from ex- (“out-, thoroughly”) + tenuō (“to enfeeble, weaken, wear down; to lessen, reduce; to make thin”), from tenuis (“fine, slender, thin; feeble, weak”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tenh₂- (“to extend, stretch; thin”)) + -ō (first conjugation-verb forming suffix). Compare attenuate.
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What is the meaning of extenuate?
"extenuate" (adj) means describes a person who is thin and weak, or a body part that has wasted away.
What are the different meanings of extenuate?
"extenuate" has 3 main meanings: 1. Describes a person who is thin and weak, or a body part that has wasted away; 2. Describes a quality or thing that has been made weaker or reduced; 3. Made poor; left with very little money.
