extenuate | ||
1. | [ verb ] lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of | |
Synonyms: | mitigate palliate | |
Examples: | "The circumstances extenuate the crime" |
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Related terms: | apologize law extenuation extenuation | |
Similar spelling: |
extenuation extenuating extent extended extensive extension extensile extend_to extend extensively extensible extendible extendable excitement |