To attenuate means to lessen such as an electronic signal or a medicine, whereas extenuate means to lessen as in a weak excuse or to make thin as to lose weight.
Sentences:
The attenuated signal was reduced via baffling.
The girl dieted to a serious attenuation endangering her health.
The odd one out is "accuse". All the others carry the idea of forgiveness or of reducing the seriousness of something, such as an accusation.
Do not extenuate the difficulties we are in.
The Latin root for the words tenuous and attenuate is the word tenuis meaning thin.
Synonyms: abate, abbreviate, attenuate, become smaller, close, contract, curtail, cut, decline, decrease, depreciate, die out, drain, dwindle, ebb, extenuate, fade away, lessen, lower, minify, moderate, peter out, recede, reduce, retrench, shrink, shrivel, slacken, subside, taper, temper, wane, weaken
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 5 words with the pattern ----NUA--. That is, nine letter words with 5th letter N and 6th letter U and 7th letter A. In alphabetical order, they are: attenuant attenuate biannuals extenuate insinuate
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To save the data flow from ATTENUATE and external INTERFERENCE.