v. Obs. rare. [f. L. tenuāt-, ppl. stem of tenuāre to make thin, f. tenu-is thin.] trans. To make thin or slender; to attenuate.
1656. Blount, Glossogr., Tenuate,… to make small, thin or slender.
1657. Tomlinson, Renou’s Disp., 505. To tenuate and prepare humours.
