make+thin
101extenuate — ex•ten•u•ate [[t]ɪkˈstɛn yuˌeɪt[/t]] v. t. at•ed, at•ing 1) to make or try to make seem less serious esp. by offering excuses: extenuating circumstances[/ex] 2) archaic a) to make light of b) to make thin, lean, or emaciated c) to reduce the… …
102Attenuate — To weaken, dilute, thin, reduce, weaken, diminish. The use of attenuate in medicine is not new. In the 16th century, eating dried figs was claimed to attenuate the body fluids. Now attenuate refers to procedures that weaken an agent of disease (a …
103extenuate — extenuating, adj. extenuatingly, adv. extenuative, adj. extenuator, n. /ik sten yooh ayt /, v.t., extenuated, extenuating. 1. to represent (a fault, offense, etc.) as less serious: to extenuate a crime. 2. to serve to make (a fault, offense,… …
104Tenuate — Ten u*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tenuated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tenuating}.] [L. tenuatus, p. p. of tenuare to make thin, fr. tenuis thin. See {Tenuous}.] To make thin; to attenuate. [R.] [1913 Webster] …
105Tenuated — Tenuate Ten u*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tenuated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tenuating}.] [L. tenuatus, p. p. of tenuare to make thin, fr. tenuis thin. See {Tenuous}.] To make thin; to attenuate. [R.] [1913 Webster] …
106Tenuating — Tenuate Ten u*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tenuated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tenuating}.] [L. tenuatus, p. p. of tenuare to make thin, fr. tenuis thin. See {Tenuous}.] To make thin; to attenuate. [R.] [1913 Webster] …
107extenuate — transitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin extenuatus, past participle of extenuare, from ex + tenuis thin more at thin Date: 1529 1. a. archaic to make light of b. to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of by making partial …
108attenuate — v. /euh ten yooh ayt /; adj. /euh ten yooh it, ayt /, v., attenuated, attenuating, adj. v.t. 1. to weaken or reduce in force, intensity, effect, quantity, or value: to attenuate desire. 2. to make thin; make slender or fine. 3. Bacteriol.,… …
109emaciated — e ma·ci·at·ed || tɪd adj. very thin and malnutritioned e·ma·ci·ate || ɪ meɪʃɪeɪt v. make lean, make thin; become lean, become thin …
110thinner — thin·ner || θɪnÉ™(r) n. substance acting to thin or dilute another (especially paint) θɪn v. make thin or thinner, dilute, make weak; become thin or thinner, become diluted adj. flimsy, skinny; small; sheer, transparent …
