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extenuate

/ extenuate /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
"The circumstances extenuate the crime"
Type of:
apologize apologise excuse
Derived:
extenuation mitigation palliation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Domain:
law jurisprudence
Semantic Complexity
33%
Sense Count
1
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
6
Times Searched
2
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apologize apologise excuse