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Pronunciation / Transliteration: jeongcham-hada
"그는 자신의 행동을 정당화하려 했다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To make an offense, guilt, or error appear less serious by providing partial excuses or mitigating factors.
"The defense attorney argued that his client's difficult upbringing helped to extenuate the crime." - 2
To lessen the strength, severity, or magnitude of something such as pain, circumstances, or authority.
"Medication was prescribed to extenuate the severe symptoms of the chronic illness."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb 'extenuare', formed by the prefix 'ex-' (out, thoroughly) and 'tenuare' (to make thin), from 'tenuis' (thin). Entering Middle English in the 15th century, the term originally meant to make physically thin or emaciated before shifting metaphorically to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Extenuate" is said worldwide
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extenuer
Transliteration: /ɛk.stə.nɥe/
"Ces circonstances ne peuvent pas exténuer sa responsabilité."
abschwächen
Transliteration: /ˈapˌʃvɛxn̩/
"Diese Beweise könnten die Schwere der Tat abschwächen."
attenuare
Transliteration: /at.te.nuˈa.re/
"Ci sono fattori che possono attenuare la sua colpa."
atenuar
Transliteration: /a.te.nwaˈɾ/
"El juez consideró factores para atenuar la pena."
atenuar
Transliteration: /a.te.nuˈaɾ/
"As provas ajudaram a atenuar a gravidade da acusação."
कम करना
Transliteration: kam karna
"इन परिस्थितियों से अपराध का प्रभाव कम किया जा सकता है।"
减轻
Transliteration: jiǎnqīng
"辩护律师试图减轻被告的罪责。"
정참하다
Transliteration: jeongcham-hada
"그는 자신의 행동을 정당화하려 했다."
情状を酌量する
Transliteration: jōjō o shakuryō suru
"裁判所は彼の境遇を酌量した。"
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