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Definition of Extenuate
1. Verb. Lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of. "The circumstances extenuate the crime"
Exact synonyms: Mitigate, Palliate
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Generic synonyms: Apologise, Apologize, Excuse, Justify, Rationalise, Rationalize
Derivative terms: Extenuation, Extenuation, Mitigation, Mitigation, Mitigative, Mitigatory, Palliation
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Generic synonyms: Apologise, Apologize, Excuse, Justify, Rationalise, Rationalize
Derivative terms: Extenuation, Extenuation, Mitigation, Mitigation, Mitigative, Mitigatory, Palliation
Definition of Extenuate
1. v. t. To make thin or slender; to draw out so as to lessen the thickness.
2. v. i. To become thinner; to make excuses; to advance palliating considerations.
3. a. Thin; slender.
Definition of Extenuate
1. [v -ATED, -ATING, -ATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Extenuate
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