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Translate extenuation from English to Spanish

Summary

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extenuation:
- excusa
extenuate:
- disculpar; excusar
Wiktionary:
- extenuation → encubrimiento, extenuación
- extenuate → disimular

English

Detailed Translations for extenuation from English to Spanish

extenuation:

extenuation [the ~] nom

the extenuation (smoothing-over; explaining-away)
la excusa
- excusa [la ~] nom

Translation Matrix for extenuation:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
excusa	explaining-away; extenuation; smoothing-over	apology; burst; excuse; gleam; justification; poor excuse; smooth over; thinking up a story; vindication; waft; weathering; whiff
-	mitigation; palliation
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	mitigation

Related Words for "extenuation":

extenuate

Synonyms for "extenuation":

mitigation; excuse; alibi; exculpation; self-justification
palliation; decrease; diminution; reduction; step-down

Related Definitions for "extenuation":

to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious¹
a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances¹

Wiktionary Translations for extenuation:

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• extenuation	→ encubrimiento	↔ Beschönigung — Aussage, Bezeichnung, die eine Sache als besser erscheinen lässt, als sie ist
• extenuation	→ extenuación	↔ exténuation — action d’exténuer ou résultat de cette action. spécialement affaiblissement des forces physiques.

extenuation form of extenuate:

extenuate verbe

extenuate (smooth over; excuse; palliate)
disculpar; excusar
- disculpar verbe
- excusar verbe

Translation Matrix for extenuate:

Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
disculpar	excuse; extenuate; palliate; smooth over	apologise; apologize; excuse; forgive; give away; misdeal; pardon
excusar	excuse; extenuate; palliate; smooth over	apologise; apologize; excuse; forgive; pardon
-	mitigate; palliate

Related Words for "extenuate":

extenuating, extenuation

Synonyms for "extenuate":

palliate; mitigate; apologize; apologise; excuse; justify; rationalize; rationalise

Related Definitions for "extenuate":

lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of¹
- The circumstances extenuate the crime¹

Wiktionary Translations for extenuate:

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• extenuate	→ disimular	↔ beschönigen — etwas als besser, schöner darstellen, als es in Wirklichkeit ist

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University