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    [Verb]  | "ex*ten*u*ate" | \ ik-ˈsten-yə-ˌwāt \


    1: to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate

    2: to lessen the strength or effect of (something) : weaken

    3: to make light of


    Origin: 1529 ;

     Latin extenuatus, past participle of extenuare, from ex- + tenuis thin {mat|thin|};

    [Verb]  | "extenuate" 


    1: to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses;


      * e.g., " ... don't even try to extenuate their vandalism of the cemetery with the old refrain of Boys will be boys "



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     [ "extenuate" ]

    1: To lessen, diminish, mitigate, alleviate, palliate.

      * e.g.,  ... The extenuatin circumstances were great to be avoided. 

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