Extenuate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To lessen or attempt to lessen the magnitude or seriousness of, especially by providing partial excuses. See Synonyms at palliate.
  • v. Archaic To make thin or emaciated.
  • v. Archaic To reduce the strength of.
  • v. Obsolete To belittle; disparage.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To make thin or slender; to draw out so as to lessen the thickness.
  • v. To lessen; to palliate; to lessen or weaken the force of; to diminish the conception of, as crime, guilt, faults, ills, accusations, etc.; -- opposed to aggravate.
  • v. To lower or degrade; to detract from.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To make thin or slender; to draw out so as to lessen the thickness.
  • v. To lessen; to palliate; to lessen or weaken the force of; to diminish the conception of, as crime, guilt, faults, ills, accusations, etc.; -- opposed to aggravate.
  • v. To lower or degrade; to detract from.
  • verb-intransitive. To become thinner; to make excuses; to advance palliating considerations.
  • adj. Thin; slender.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make thin, lean, slender, or rare; reduce in thickness or density; draw out; attenuate.
  • To make smaller in degree or appearance; make less blamable in fact or in estimation; lower in importance or degree, as a fault or crime; mitigate; palliate: opposed to aggravate.
  • To detract from, as a person or thing; lessen in honor, estimation, or importance.
  • Synonyms See palliate.
  • To become thin or thinner or more slender; be drawn out or attenuated.
  • Thin; slender.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
    • Verb Form
    extenuated    extenuates    extenuating   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    apologise    rationalize    apologize    excuse    justify   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    mitigate    palliate    thin    slender   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    attenuate   
     
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