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English and German Translation Search Results for extenuation

Summary

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extenuation:
- Beschönigung
extenuate:
- beschönigen
Wiktionary:
- extenuation → Beschönigung
- extenuate → beschönigen

English

Detailed Translations for extenuation from English to German

extenuation:

extenuation [the ~] noun

the extenuation (smoothing-over; explaining-away)
die Beschönigung
- Beschönigung [die ~] noun

Translation Matrix for extenuation:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Beschönigung	explaining-away; extenuation; smoothing-over	excuse; smooth over
-	mitigation; palliation
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	mitigation

Related Words for "extenuation":

extenuate

Synonyms for "extenuation":

mitigation; excuse; alibi; exculpation; self-justification
palliation; decrease; diminution; reduction; step-down

Related Definitions for "extenuation":

to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious¹
a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances¹

Wiktionary Translations for extenuation:

extenuation

noun

Aussage, Bezeichnung, die eine Sache als besser erscheinen lässt, als sie ist
- Beschönigung → glossing over; whitewashing; palliation; extenuation

extenuation form of extenuate:

extenuate verb

extenuate (smooth over; excuse; palliate)
beschönigen
- beschönigen verb (beschönige, beschönigst, beschönigt, beschönigte, beschönigtet, beschönigt)

Translation Matrix for extenuate:

Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
beschönigen	excuse; extenuate; palliate; smooth over	gloss over; play down; smooth over; trivialise; trivialize
-	mitigate; palliate

Related Words for "extenuate":

extenuating, extenuation

Synonyms for "extenuate":

palliate; mitigate; apologize; apologise; excuse; justify; rationalize; rationalise

Related Definitions for "extenuate":

lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of¹
- The circumstances extenuate the crime¹

Wiktionary Translations for extenuate:

extenuate

verb

etwas als besser, schöner darstellen, als es in Wirklichkeit ist
- beschönigen → palliate; euphemize; extenuate

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