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Translate extenuation from English to Swedish

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extenuation:
- ursäkt; överslätande; urskuldande
- mildring
extenuate:
- släta över
Wiktionary:
- extenuation → försköning, förskönande
- extenuate → skönmåla, försköna

English

Detailed Translations for extenuation from English to Swedish

extenuation:

extenuation [the ~] nom

the extenuation (smoothing-over; explaining-away)
ursäkt; överslätande; urskuldande
- ursäkt [-en] nom
- överslätande nom
- urskuldande nom

extenuation

extenuation (mitigation)
mildring
- mildring

Translation Matrix for extenuation:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
urskuldande	explaining-away; extenuation; smoothing-over	apology; excuse; justification; thinking up a story; vindication; weathering
ursäkt	explaining-away; extenuation; smoothing-over	apology; excuse; forgiveness; forgivingness; grace; justification; mercy; pardon; remission; sham; story; thinking up a story; vindication; weathering
överslätande	explaining-away; extenuation; smoothing-over
-	mitigation; palliation
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
mildring	extenuation; 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	→ försköning; förskönande	↔ Beschönigung — Aussage, Bezeichnung, die eine Sache als besser erscheinen lässt, als sie ist

extenuate:

extenuate verbe

extenuate (smooth over; excuse; palliate)
släta över
- släta över verbe (släter över, slätte över, slät över)

Translation Matrix for extenuate:

Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
släta över	excuse; extenuate; palliate; smooth over
-	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	→ skönmåla; försköna	↔ beschönigen — etwas als besser, schöner darstellen, als es in Wirklichkeit ist

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University