Übersetzungen für „extenuate“ im Englisch » Deutsch-Wörterbuch

ex·tenu·ate [ɪkˈstenjueɪt, ekˈ-] VERB trans form

to extenuate sth

etw beschönigen [o. verharmlosen]

to extenuate sb's behaviour

jds Verhalten entschuldigen [o. rechtfertigen]

to extenuate sb's guilt

jds Schuld mindern

Beispiele aus dem PONS Wörterbuch (redaktionell geprüft)

to extenuate sb's guilt

jds Schuld mindern

to extenuate sb's behaviour

jds Verhalten entschuldigen [o. rechtfertigen]

Einsprachige Beispiele (nicht von der PONS Redaktion geprüft)

Englisch

It was supposed to be a high pressure situation -- he wanted to extenuate this.

www.herald.ie

It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter.

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I do not want to extenuate this action.

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No public figure sought to extenuate the violence.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Even if the good pastor claims anger or self-defence, how does that extenuate the latent, if not blatant, criminality, in that charge?

thenationonlineng.net

It allows him to extenuate his strengths and probably hide some of his weaknesses.

www.worcesternews.co.uk

Many of the dresses were full and flowing, cinched in at the waist to extenuate the figures of the models.

www.dailymail.co.uk

In a state battling very high levels of child malnutrition, this could extenuate the nutritional imbalance.

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The effect on this brain region is said to extenuate feelings of a sense of loss and disappointment with sufferers, akin to not receiving rewards.

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