English dictionary

extenuate

/I/k'st/E/n/j//u/,/eI/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of

verb.communication

Examples
The circumstances extenuate the crime.

Synonyms mitigate palliate

Source: WordNet 3.0
To make thin or slender; to draw out so as to lessen the thickness.

verb

Source: webster1913
To become thinner; to make excuses; to advance palliating considerations.

verb

Source: webster1913