extenuate
verb
ex·;ten·;u·;ate ik-;sten-y;-;w;t -y;-;;t
extenuated; extenuating
Synonyms of extenuate
transitive verb
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
There is no economic analysis that can extenuate bigotry.
—Leon Wieseltier
… all the lies that society tells to justify its values and extenuate its conduct …
—Robert Penn Warren
see also EXTENUATING
2
: to lessen the strength or effect of (something) : WEAKEN
… it was true that he was an old friend and that … she felt a desire not to extenuate such ties.
—Henry James
3
a
archaic : to make light of
b
obsolete : DISPARAGE
4
archaic : to make thin or emaciated
extenuator
ik-;sten-y;-;w;-t;r
-y;-;;-
noun
extenuatory
ik-;sten-y;-w;-;t;r-;
-y;-;-
adjective
extenuate
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