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Tenuate
Pronunciation : Ten"u*ate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. tenuatus, p.p. of tenuare to make thin, fr. tenuis thin. See Tenuous.]
Definition : Defn: To make thin; to attenuate. [R.]
t. [imp. & p. p. Tenuated; p. pr. & vb. n. Tenuating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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