Associations to the word «Extenuate»
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Wiktionary
EXTENUATE, verb. (transitive) To make thin or slender; to draw out so as to lessen the thickness.
EXTENUATE, verb. (intransitive) To become thinner.
EXTENUATE, verb. (transitive) 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.
EXTENUATE, verb. (obsolete) To lower or degrade; to detract from.
Dictionary definition
EXTENUATE, verb. Lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime".
Wise words
Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say
"infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no
word left when you want to talk about something really
infinite.