ATTENUANT

adj. ’u?-a’nt. Gr., Aerréver. Lat., attenuans (pres. partic. of attenuare, to weaken). Fr,, atténuant. Ger., verd i inn end (Ist def.). It., attenuante, Sp., atenuante. 1. Having the effect of thinning the blood or the other humors, _ [A, 385; B, 117.) 2. Diminishing the effects of an agent. [A, 385.] 3. As an., an agent producing either of those effects,