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Showing words for EXTENUATIVE using the English dictionary

11 Letter Words for Extenuative

extenuative

9 Letter Words for Extenuative

eventuate, extenuate

8 Letter Words for Extenuative

eutaxite, euxenite, exuviate

7 Letter Words for Extenuative

aviette, eutaxie, eutexia, evitate, exuviae, naivete, navette, nieveta, taenite, teniate, tenuate, uvanite, vauntie, vauxite, venetia, vinetta

6 Letter Words for Extenuative

attune, atveen, auntie, avenue, entete, etuvee, exeunt, extant, extent, extine, exuvia, intext, native, navete, navite, niveau, nutate, tainte, tantie, tauten, taxine, taxite, teenet, teenie, teetan, teniae, tentie, tenuit, tenuti, tienta, uniate, unvext, veneti, venite, vineae, vittae

5 Letter Words for Extenuative

ainee, atune, auxin, avine, axine, axite, eaten, eeten, eeven, enate, entea, entia, entte, ettin, etuve, evene, event, evite, exaun, exeat, exine, exite, intue, naeve, naevi, naive, navet, neive, nevat, nieve, nitta, taint, tanti, tatie, tatin, taunt, taxin, teave, teene, tenai, tenet, tenia, tenue, tevet, texan, tinea, tinta, titan, tuant, tuina, tutee, tutin, uniat, unite, untax, untie, uvate, vaunt, vaute, veena, venae, venie, venta, venue, vinea, vinet, vinta, vitae, vitex, vitta, vixen, xenia

4 Letter Words for Extenuative

aine, aint, ainu, aitu, anet, ante, anti, antu, atte, attn, aune, aunt, aute, avie, axin, eaux, eave, eevn, eine, etat, eten, etna, etua, etui, even, evet, exit, exta, ieee, inta, invt, natu, naut, nave, navi, neat, neet, nete, neti, neut, neve, nevi, next, nixe, taen, tain, tait, tane, tate, tatu, taun, taut, tave, taxi, tean, teat, teen, teet, tene, tent, tete, text, tien, tine, tint, tite, tuan, tuna, tune, tute, unai, unie, unit, univ, unix, unta, utai, uvae, uvea, vain, vane, vant, vatu, vaut, veau, veen, vein, vena, vent, veta, vext, vina, vine, vint, vita, vite, xian, xint

3 Letter Words for Extenuative

ain, ait, aix, ane, ant, anu, ate, att, aux, ave, avn, ean, eat, eau, een, ene, env, eta, eve, ext, int, inv, ita, iva, ive, nae, nat, nav, nea, nee, nei, net, nie, nit, nix, nut, tai, tan, tat, tau, tav, tax, tea, tee, ten, tet, tex, tie, tin, tit, tiu, tnt, tua, tue, tui, tun, tut, tux, txt, uit, una, uni, uta, ute, uti, uva, vae, van, vat, vau, vax, vee, vei, vet, vex, via, vie, vin, xat, xiv, xvi

Definitions for Extenuative

[1] to represent (a fault, offense, etc.) as less serious: to extenuate a crime.
[2] to serve to make (a fault, offense, etc.) seem less serious.
[3] to underestimate, underrate, or make light of: Do not extenuate the difficulties we are in.
[4] Archaic . to make thin, lean, or emaciated. to reduce the consistency or density of.
[5] to represent (an offence, a fault, etc) as being less serious than it appears, as by showing mitigating circumstances
[6] to cause to be or appear less serious; mitigate
[7] to underestimate or make light of
[8] archaic to emaciate or weaken to dilute or thin out

Words related to Extenuative

extenuatepalliate, minimize, reduce, soften, excuse, qualify, decrease, diminish, downplay, moderate, justify

Words nearby Extenuative

extenuateextensor muscle of fingers, extensor muscle of index finger, extensor muscle of little finger, extensor retinaculum, extent, extenuate, extenuating, extenuating circumstance, extenuating circumstances, extenuation, extenuatory

Origin of Extenuative

e1375–1425; late Middle English (adj.) < Latin extenuātus, past participle of extenuāre, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + tenuāre to make thin or small; see -ate1

Other words from Extenuative

ex·ten·u·at·ing , adjective
ex·ten·u·a·tive , adjective
ex·ten·u·a·tor , noun
non·ex·ten·u·a·tive , adjective

Word origin for Extenuative

eC16: from Latin extenuāre to make thin, from tenuis thin, frail

Synonyms for Extenuative

inoffensive, affected, delicate, euphemious, figurative, indirect, metaphorical, mild, refined, softened, vague