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EXTENUATORY

Definition: EXTENUATORY

EXTENUATORY

Adjective

1. Tending to extenuate or palliate.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Etymology: Extenuatory \Ex*ten"u*a*to*ry\, adjective. [Compare to Latin extenuatorius attenuating.]. (references)

 

Modern Translation: EXTENUATORY

Language Translations for "EXTENUATORY"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

zbutës (buffer, emollient, lenitive, mitigatory, palliative, propitiation, propitiator, propitiatory, relaxing, tamer). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

смекчаващ (demulcent, lenitive, mitigatory, solvent). (various references)

   

Czech

  

zmírnìný. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

kisebbítő (depreciative, depreciatory), enyhítő (extenuative, mitigative, soothing), csökkentő (derogatory, extenuative). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

extenuatoryay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

atenuante. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

смягчающий (demulcent, emollient, mitigatory, relaxing, soothing). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

koji se može umanjiti. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

atenuante (extenuating). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

що пом'якшує (alleviative). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: EXTENUATORY

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-e-e-n-o-r-t-t-u-x-y"

-1 letter: extenuator.

-3 letters: attorney, entreaty, outeaten, textuary.

-4 letters: anorexy, entreat, outearn, outrate, ratteen, taunter, ternate, texture, tourney, tutoyer.

-5 letters: aroynt, atoner, attorn, attune, eatery, entera, eutaxy, exeunt, extant, extent, extern, extort, natter, nature, neater, netter, neuter, notary, notate, nutate, nutter, ornate, outate, outeat, outran, ratten, ratton, retune, rotate, rotten, tauten, tauter, tenour, tenter, tenure, tenuto.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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