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11extenuate — extenuating, adj. extenuatingly, adv. extenuative, adj. extenuator, n. /ik sten yooh ayt /, v.t., extenuated, extenuating. 1. to represent (a fault, offense, etc.) as less serious: to extenuate a crime. 2. to serve to make (a fault, offense,… …
12atténuer — [ atenɥe ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • 1120, puis XVIe; lat. attenuare, de tenuis → ténu 1 ♦ Vx Rendre plus mince. ⇒ amaigrir, amincir. « Des corps atténués [...] réduits à l état de fantômes glorieux » (Taine). 2 ♦ Mod. (Abstrait) Rendre moins… …
13Attenuierung — [zu ad... und lateinisch tenuare »verdünnen«, »schwächen«], Abschwächung der krankmachenden Fähigkeit (Virulenz) von Erregern unter Erhalt der antigenen Eigenschaften. Attenuierte Stämme werden als Lebendimpfstoffe benutzt zur Impfung u. a.… …
14INA — tenuissima chartae pars Festo; Plin. l. 13. c. 12. vero, ubi de chartae vitiis, ina e iunco papyri bibulo, filamentum est s. sibra iunci papyri, quae τῶ χαρτοποιῶν incuriâ, aut etiam fraude, mediis chartae glutinamentis inserta deprehendebatur,… …
15conteni — CONTENÍ, contenesc, vb. IV. intranz., tranz. A întrerupe sau a înceta o mişcare sau o acţiune începută; a (se) opri. – lat. continere. Trimis de RACAI, 30.09.2003. Sursa: DEX 98 CONTENÍ vb. 1. v. înceta. 2. v. opri. 3 …
16attenuate — (v.) to make thin, to make less, 1520s, from L. attenuatus enfeebled, weak, pp. of attenuare to make thin, lessen, diminish, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + tenuare make thin, from tenuis thin (see TENET (Cf …
17extenuate — 1520s, from L. extenuatus, pp. of extenuare lessen, make small, reduce, diminish, from ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + tenuare make thin, from tenuis thin (see TENET (Cf. tenet)). Related: Extenuated; …
18extenuate — ex•ten•u•ate [[t]ɪkˈstɛn yuˌeɪt[/t]] v. t. at•ed, at•ing 1) to make or try to make seem less serious esp. by offering excuses: extenuating circumstances[/ex] 2) archaic a) to make light of b) to make thin, lean, or emaciated c) to reduce the… …
19agreslir — Agreslir, pour Devenir gresle, Gracilescere. Agreslir sa voix, Vocem deducere, Vocem tenuare …
20amenuiser — Amenuiser, quasi Minutum facere, vel Ad minutiam reducere, Tenuare, Attenuare. Une queuë qui va en amenuisant, Cauda in tenuitatem desinens …
