1. Action d'exténuer, de s'exténuer.
2. État de ceux qui sont exténués.
ETYM Cf. French exhaustion.
1. Extreme fatigue.
2. The act of exhausting something entirely.
ETYM Latin extenuatio: cf. French exténuation.
To act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious; SYN. mitigation, palliation.