extenuatio
From LSJ
τούτων γάρ ἑκάτερον κοινῷ ὀνόματι προσαγορεύεται ζῷον, καί ὁ λόγος δέ τῆς οὐσίας ὁ αὐτός → and these are univocally so named, inasmuch as not only the name, but also the definition, is the same in both cases (Aristotle, Categoriae 1a8-10)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
extĕnŭātĭo: ōnis, f. extenuo,
I a thinning, rarefaction.
I Lit.: vitium, Plin. 17, 26, 39, § 246; Sen. Q. N. 2, 57, 3.—
II Trop., a lessening, diminution, extenuation, as a figure of speech, the Gr. μείωσις or ἐλάττωσις, Cic. de Or. 3, 53, 202; Quint. 9, 1, 28; 9, 2, 3.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
extĕnŭātĭō, ōnis, f. (extenuo), action de rendre mince, ténu, de diminuer : Plin. 17, 246 ; Sen. Nat. 2, 57, 3 || atténuation [rhét.]: Cic. de Or. 3, 202.
