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  • 21appetisser — Appetisser, Minuere, Diminuere, Imminuere, Tenuare. Appetisser et amoindrir la chevance de chaque citoyen, Extenuare census cuiusque ciuis. J appetisseray le nombre, Explebo numerum …

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  • 22attenvrir — Attenvrir, Tenuare, Attenuare, Extenuare. Attenvrir en forgeant et aguiser, Procudere …

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  • 23delier — Delier, et menuyser, Tenuare, Attenuare, Extenuare …

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  • 24essimer — Essimer, Semble qu il vient de Eximere, et qu il faille escrire, Eximer, Adipem tenuare, Adipes minuere, Corpus adimere, Adipes detrahere, Ainsi dit on en faulconnerie, Essimer un faulcon, quand pour luy oster la graisse excessive et l emmaigrir …

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  • 25mincer — Mincer, Tenuare, Attenuare, Forte rectius scripseris, Mynsser, a verbo Graeco {{t=g}}mussô,{{/t}} id est, comminuo, in frustra seco …

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  • 26attenuate — [ə ten′yo͞o āt΄; ] for adj. [, ə ten′yo͞oit, ə ten′yo͞oāt΄] vt. attenuated, attenuating [< L attenuatus, pp. of attenuare, to make thin < ad to + tenuare < tenuis, THIN] 1. to make slender or thin 2. to dilute or rarefy 3. to lessen in… …

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  • 27extenuate — [ek sten′yo͞o āt΄, iksten′yo͞o āt΄] vt. extenuated, extenuating [< L extenuatus, pp. of extenuare < ex , out + tenuare, to make thin < tenuis, THIN] 1. Archaic to make thin or lean 2. Now Rare to diminish or weaken 3. to lessen or seem… …

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  • 28at|ten´u|a´tor — at|ten|u|ate «verb. uh TEHN yu ayt; adjective. «uh TEHN yu iht», verb, at|ed, at|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to weaken in force, amount, or value; reduce: »The authority of kings has been attenuated in modern times. 2. Bacteriology. to make… …

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  • 29at|ten´|u|a´tion — at|ten|u|ate «verb. uh TEHN yu ayt; adjective. «uh TEHN yu iht», verb, at|ed, at|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to weaken in force, amount, or value; reduce: »The authority of kings has been attenuated in modern times. 2. Bacteriology. to make… …

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  • 30at|ten|u|ate — «verb. uh TEHN yu ayt; adjective. «uh TEHN yu iht», verb, at|ed, at|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to weaken in force, amount, or value; reduce: »The authority of kings has been attenuated in modern times. 2. Bacteriology. to make (microorganisms or vi …

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