# extenuation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪksˌtɛnjʊˈeɪʃən/

## Definitions
1. The action of extenuating; extenuated condition.
2. The action of extenuating; extenuated condition.
3. The action of extenuating; extenuated condition.
4. The action of extenuating; extenuated condition.
5. The action of extenuating; extenuated condition.
6. The action of extenuating; extenuated condition.
7. The action of extenuating; extenuated condition.
8. The action of extenuating; extenuated condition.

## Etymology
An adaptation of extenuātiōn-, the oblique stem of the Latin extenuātiō (“a thinning or diminishing”, “rarefaction”; rhetoric “a lessening”, “diminution”, “extenuation”), noun of action from extenuō (“I thin, reduce, or diminish”). Equivalent to extenuate + -ion. Compare the French exténuation.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/extenuation