Middle English Dictionary Entry
extenūāciǒun n.
Entry Info
| Forms | extenūāciǒun n. |
| Etymology | L extenuātiōn-em. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Med. The process of making or becoming thin; reducing.
Associated quotations
- ?c1425 *Chauliac(2) (Paris angl.25)7b/b : The 4 chapitre is of extenuacioun .i. makynge þynne.
- ?c1425 *Chauliac(2) (Paris angl.25)116a/a : Impignacioun .i. making fatte..extenuacioun .i. smallyng.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. extenuation.