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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|};
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[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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