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extenuation meaning in Tamil

கடுமைத்தணிப்பு

/ɪksˌtɛnjʊˈeɪʃən/

extenuation in Tamil: கடுமைத்தணிப்பு. In English, extenuation means the action or process of making or becoming thin; an instance of this; a shrunken condition; leanness, emaciation.

Tamil words for extenuation

கடுமைத்தணிப்பு

English meaning of extenuation

  1. noun The action or process of making or becoming thin; an instance of this; a shrunken condition; leanness, emaciation.
  2. noun Making less dense; rarefaction.
  3. noun The action or process of making slender or diminishing in bulk; an instance of this.
  4. noun The action of making less or weak; and instance of this; a weakening, impoverishment. Also, mitigation (of blame or punishment).

Full definition of extenuation

extenuation in a sentence

  • 1823, in Crabb, Technol. Dict.

extenuation in other languages

Questions about extenuation in Tamil

What is the meaning of extenuation in Tamil?
Extenuation in Tamil is கடுமைத்தணிப்பு.
extenuation என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Extenuation: கடுமைத்தணிப்பு.
What does extenuation mean in English?
Extenuation means the action or process of making or becoming thin; an instance of this; a shrunken condition; leanness, emaciation.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: extenuation (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: extenuation (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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