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AttenuateAttenuate At*ten"u*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attenuated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Attenuating.] [L. attenuatus, p. p. of
attenuare; ad + tenuare to make thin, tenuis thin. See
Thin.]
1. To make thin or slender, as by mechanical or chemical
action upon inanimate objects, or by the effects of
starvation, disease, etc., upon living bodies.
2. To make thin or less consistent; to render less viscid or
dense; to rarefy. Specifically: To subtilize, as the
humors of the body, or to break them into finer parts.
3. To lessen the amount, force, or value of; to make less
complex; to weaken.
To undersell our rivals . . . has led the
manufacturer to . . . attenuate his processes, in
the allotment of tasks, to an extreme point. --I.
Taylor.
We may reject and reject till we attenuate history
into sapless meagerness. --Sir F.
Palgrave. Attenuate
Attenuate At*ten"u*ate, v. i.
To become thin, slender, or fine; to grow less; to lessen.
The attention attenuates as its sphere contracts.
--Coleridge.
Attenuate
Attenuate At*ten"u*ate, Attenuated At*ten"u*a`ted, a. [L.
attenuatus, p. p.]
1. Made thin or slender.
2. Made thin or less viscid; rarefied. --Bacon.
AttenuatedAttenuate At*ten"u*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attenuated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Attenuating.] [L. attenuatus, p. p. of
attenuare; ad + tenuare to make thin, tenuis thin. See
Thin.]
1. To make thin or slender, as by mechanical or chemical
action upon inanimate objects, or by the effects of
starvation, disease, etc., upon living bodies.
2. To make thin or less consistent; to render less viscid or
dense; to rarefy. Specifically: To subtilize, as the
humors of the body, or to break them into finer parts.
3. To lessen the amount, force, or value of; to make less
complex; to weaken.
To undersell our rivals . . . has led the
manufacturer to . . . attenuate his processes, in
the allotment of tasks, to an extreme point. --I.
Taylor.
We may reject and reject till we attenuate history
into sapless meagerness. --Sir F.
Palgrave. Attenuated
Attenuate At*ten"u*ate, Attenuated At*ten"u*a`ted, a. [L.
attenuatus, p. p.]
1. Made thin or slender.
2. Made thin or less viscid; rarefied. --Bacon.
AttenuatingAttenuate At*ten"u*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attenuated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Attenuating.] [L. attenuatus, p. p. of
attenuare; ad + tenuare to make thin, tenuis thin. See
Thin.]
1. To make thin or slender, as by mechanical or chemical
action upon inanimate objects, or by the effects of
starvation, disease, etc., upon living bodies.
2. To make thin or less consistent; to render less viscid or
dense; to rarefy. Specifically: To subtilize, as the
humors of the body, or to break them into finer parts.
3. To lessen the amount, force, or value of; to make less
complex; to weaken.
To undersell our rivals . . . has led the
manufacturer to . . . attenuate his processes, in
the allotment of tasks, to an extreme point. --I.
Taylor.
We may reject and reject till we attenuate history
into sapless meagerness. --Sir F.
Palgrave. Extenuate
Extenuate Ex*ten"u*ate, v. i.
To become thinner; to make excuses; to advance palliating
considerations. --Burke.
Extenuate
Extenuate Ex*ten"u*ate, a. [L. extenuatus, p. p.]
Thin; slender. [Obs.] --Huloet.
ExtenuateExtenuate Ex*ten"u*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Extenuated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Extenuating.] [L. extenuatus, p. p. of
extenuare to make thin, loosen, weaken; ex out + tenuare to
make thin, tenuis thin. See Tenuity.]
1. To make thin or slender; to draw out so as to lessen the
thickness.
His body behind the head becomes broad, from whence
it is again extenuated all the way to the tail.
--Grew.
2. To lessen; to palliate; to lessen or weaken the force of;
to diminish the conception of, as crime, guilt, faults,
ills, accusations, etc.; -- opposed to aggravate.
But fortune there extenuates the crime. --Dryden.
Let us extenuate, conceal, adorn the unpleasing
reality. --I. Taylor.
3. To lower or degrade; to detract from. [Obs.]
Who can extenuate thee? --Milton.
Syn: To palliate; to mitigate. See Palliate. ExtenuatedExtenuate Ex*ten"u*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Extenuated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Extenuating.] [L. extenuatus, p. p. of
extenuare to make thin, loosen, weaken; ex out + tenuare to
make thin, tenuis thin. See Tenuity.]
1. To make thin or slender; to draw out so as to lessen the
thickness.
His body behind the head becomes broad, from whence
it is again extenuated all the way to the tail.
--Grew.
2. To lessen; to palliate; to lessen or weaken the force of;
to diminish the conception of, as crime, guilt, faults,
ills, accusations, etc.; -- opposed to aggravate.
But fortune there extenuates the crime. --Dryden.
Let us extenuate, conceal, adorn the unpleasing
reality. --I. Taylor.
3. To lower or degrade; to detract from. [Obs.]
Who can extenuate thee? --Milton.
Syn: To palliate; to mitigate. See Palliate. ExtenuatingExtenuate Ex*ten"u*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Extenuated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Extenuating.] [L. extenuatus, p. p. of
extenuare to make thin, loosen, weaken; ex out + tenuare to
make thin, tenuis thin. See Tenuity.]
1. To make thin or slender; to draw out so as to lessen the
thickness.
His body behind the head becomes broad, from whence
it is again extenuated all the way to the tail.
--Grew.
2. To lessen; to palliate; to lessen or weaken the force of;
to diminish the conception of, as crime, guilt, faults,
ills, accusations, etc.; -- opposed to aggravate.
But fortune there extenuates the crime. --Dryden.
Let us extenuate, conceal, adorn the unpleasing
reality. --I. Taylor.
3. To lower or degrade; to detract from. [Obs.]
Who can extenuate thee? --Milton.
Syn: To palliate; to mitigate. See Palliate. Extenuator
Extenuator Ex*ten"u*a`tor, n.
One who extenuates.
Extenuatory
Extenuatory Ex*ten"u*a*to*ry, a. [Cf. L. extenuatorius
attenuating.]
Tending to extenuate or palliate. --Croker.
TenuateTenuate Ten"u*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tenuated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Tenuating.] [L. tenuatus, p. p. of tenuare to make
thin, fr. tenuis thin. See Tenuous.]
To make thin; to attenuate. [R.] TenuatedTenuate Ten"u*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tenuated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Tenuating.] [L. tenuatus, p. p. of tenuare to make
thin, fr. tenuis thin. See Tenuous.]
To make thin; to attenuate. [R.] TenuatingTenuate Ten"u*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tenuated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Tenuating.] [L. tenuatus, p. p. of tenuare to make
thin, fr. tenuis thin. See Tenuous.]
To make thin; to attenuate. [R.]
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