Extenuate
61Extenuatory — Ex*ten u*a*to*ry, a. [Cf. L. extenuatorius attenuating.] Tending to extenuate or palliate. Croker. [1913 Webster] …
62Forehand — Fore hand , a. Done beforehand; anticipative. [1913 Webster] And so extenuate the forehand sin. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
63Mince — (m[i^]ns), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Minced} (m[i^]nst); p. pr. & vb. n. {Minging} (m[i^]n s[i^]ng).] [AS. minsian to grow less, dwindle, fr. min small; akin to G. minder less, Goth. minniza less, mins less, adv., L. minor, adj. (cf. {Minor}); or more …
64Minced — Mince Mince (m[i^]ns), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Minced} (m[i^]nst); p. pr. & vb. n. {Minging} (m[i^]n s[i^]ng).] [AS. minsian to grow less, dwindle, fr. min small; akin to G. minder less, Goth. minniza less, mins less, adv., L. minor, adj. (cf.… …
65Minging — Mince Mince (m[i^]ns), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Minced} (m[i^]nst); p. pr. & vb. n. {Minging} (m[i^]n s[i^]ng).] [AS. minsian to grow less, dwindle, fr. min small; akin to G. minder less, Goth. minniza less, mins less, adv., L. minor, adj. (cf.… …
66Palliative — Pal li*a*tive, a. [Cf. F. palliatif.] Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate, mitigate, or alleviate. [1913 Webster] …
67Stint — Stint, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stinted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stinting}.] [OE. stinten, stenten, stunten, to cause to cease, AS. styntan (in comp.) to blunt, dull, fr. stunt dull, stupid; akin to Icel. stytta to shorten, stuttr short, dial, Sw. stynta… …
68Stinted — Stint Stint, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stinted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stinting}.] [OE. stinten, stenten, stunten, to cause to cease, AS. styntan (in comp.) to blunt, dull, fr. stunt dull, stupid; akin to Icel. stytta to shorten, stuttr short, dial, Sw.… …
69Stinting — Stint Stint, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stinted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stinting}.] [OE. stinten, stenten, stunten, to cause to cease, AS. styntan (in comp.) to blunt, dull, fr. stunt dull, stupid; akin to Icel. stytta to shorten, stuttr short, dial, Sw.… …
70mitigate — transitive verb ( gated; gating) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin mitigatus, past participle of mitigare to soften, from mitis soft + igare (akin to Latin agere to drive); akin to Old Irish moíth soft more at agent Date: 15th century 1. to… …
