extenuate
11extenuate — extenuating, adj. extenuatingly, adv. extenuative, adj. extenuator, n. /ik sten yooh ayt /, v.t., extenuated, extenuating. 1. to represent (a fault, offense, etc.) as less serious: to extenuate a crime. 2. to serve to make (a fault, offense,… …
12extenuate — /əkˈstɛnjueɪt / (say uhk stenyoohayt), /ɛk / (say ek ) verb (t) (extenuated, extenuating) 1. to represent (a fault, offence, etc.) as less serious, or (the offender) as less culpable: *a farrago of myths and prejudices which attempt to extenuate… …
13extenuate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. excuse, forgive, pardon, mitigate, palliate; attenuate; diminish, weaken. See vindication, weakness, decrease. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. reduce, lessen, diminish, palliate, mitigate, qualify,… …
14extenuate — transitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin extenuatus, past participle of extenuare, from ex + tenuis thin more at thin Date: 1529 1. a. archaic to make light of b. to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of by making partial …
15extenuate — v. [L. ex, out of; tenuis, thin] To make or become thin or slender; to diminish …
16extenuate — verb a) To make thin or slender; to draw out so as to lessen the thickness. b) To lessen; to palliate; to lessen or weaken the force of; to diminish the …
17extenuate — Synonyms and related words: abate, allay, alleviate, allow for, apologize, assuage, attemper, attenuate, bank the fire, bate, blunt, chasten, color, constrain, control, cramp, cripple, damp, dampen, de emphasize, deaden, debilitate, devitalize,… …
18extenuate — ex·ten·u·ate || ek stenjÊŠeɪt v. reduce the seriousness of (an action or guilt); make smaller, make thin (Archaic) …
19extenuate — [ɪk stɛnjʊeɪt, ɛk ] verb [usu. as adjective extenuating] lessen the seriousness of (guilt or an offence) by reference to a mitigating factor. Derivatives extenuation noun extenuatory jʊət(ə)ri adjective Origin ME (in the sense …
20extenuate — v. a. 1. Lessen, diminish, reduce in size or bulk. 2. Palliate, mitigate, qualify, excuse, apologize for …
