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Translate extenuation from English to Dutch

Summary

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extenuation:
- vergoelijking
extenuate:
- vergoelijken
Wiktionary:
- extenuate → verdunnen, verminderen

English

Detailed Translations for extenuation from English to Dutch

extenuation:

extenuation [the ~] nomen

the extenuation (smoothing-over; explaining-away)
de vergoelijking
- vergoelijking [de ~ (v)] nomen

Translation Matrix for extenuation:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
vergoelijking	explaining-away; extenuation; smoothing-over	excuse; smooth over
-	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

extenuate:

extenuate verb

extenuate (smooth over; excuse; palliate)
vergoelijken
- vergoelijken verb (vergoelijk, vergoelijkt, vergoelijkte, vergoelijkten, vergoelijkt)

Translation Matrix for extenuate:

Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
vergoelijken	excuse; extenuate; palliate; smooth over	gloss over; play down; smooth over; trivialise; trivialize
-	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:

extenuate

verb

make thin or slender
- extenuate → verdunnen
lessen; palliate
- extenuate → verminderen

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University