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Definitions for Extenuate
[1] to represent (a fault, offense, etc.) as less serious: to extenuate a crime.
[2] to serve to make (a fault, offense, etc.) seem less serious.
[3] to underestimate, underrate, or make light of: Do not extenuate the difficulties we are in.
[4] Archaic . to make thin, lean, or emaciated. to reduce the consistency or density of.
[5] to represent (an offence, a fault, etc) as being less serious than it appears, as by showing mitigating circumstances
[6] to cause to be or appear less serious; mitigate
[7] to underestimate or make light of
[8] archaic to emaciate or weaken to dilute or thin out
Words related to Extenuate
palliate, minimize, reduce, soften, excuse, qualify, decrease, diminish, downplay, moderate, justify
Words nearby Extenuate
extensor muscle of fingers, extensor muscle of index finger, extensor muscle of little finger, extensor retinaculum, extent, extenuate, extenuating, extenuating circumstance, extenuating circumstances, extenuation, extenuatory
Origin of Extenuate
1375–1425; late Middle English (adj.) < Latin extenuātus, past participle of extenuāre, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + tenuāre to make thin or small; see -ate1
Other words from Extenuate
ex·ten·u·at·ing , adjective
ex·ten·u·a·tive , adjective
ex·ten·u·a·tor , noun
non·ex·ten·u·a·tive , adjective
Word origin for Extenuate
C16: from Latin extenuāre to make thin, from tenuis thin, frail
Synonyms for Extenuate
decrease, diminish, downplay, excuse, justify, minimize, moderate, palliate, qualify, reduce, soften, make allowances