Meaning extenuate
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extenuatelessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of Prosecutors often spend time weighing mitigating and extenuating circumstances before deciding to seek the death penalty. — Washington Post (Oct [..]
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extenuate1520s, from Latin extenuatus, past participle of extenuare "lessen, make small, reduce, diminish, detract from," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + tenuare "make thin," from tenu [..]
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extenuatev. To diminish the gravity or importance of.
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extenuate(v) lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
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extenuate
(transitive) To make thin or slender; to draw out so as to lessen the thickness.
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*: His body behind the head becomes broad, from whence it is again extenuated all the way to the tail.
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