Attenuating

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  • v. Present participle of attenuate.
    • Word Usage
    ": even for the most abominable serial killer, the prevailing "culture of excuse" jumps to scrutinize the difficult childhood, the broken family, the traumas -- but Roman Polanski would be the only person in the world under judicial jurisdiction not to have the right to any kind of attenuating circumstance ..."
    Equivalent
    decreased    reduced    attenuated   
    Antonym
    amplify   
    Verb Form
    attenuated    attenuates    attenuating   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    weaken   
    Cross Reference
    weaken    thing   
    Form
    attenuation    attenuable   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    weaken    lessen    rarefied   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    extenuate   
     
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