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extenuate

/ɪkˈstɛnjueɪt/

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verb

To lessen; to palliate; to lessen or weaken the force of; to diminish the conception of, as crime, guilt, faults, ills, accusations, etc.

Examples :

"His difficult childhood might extenuate his bad behavior, but it doesn't excuse it completely. "

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verb

To make thin or slender; to draw out so as to lessen the thickness.

Examples :

"The artist tried to extenuate the harsh lines of the caricature by softening the shading. "

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verb

To become thinner.

Examples :

"After stretching the dough for a few minutes, it began to extenuate, becoming thin and almost see-through. "

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verb

To lower or degrade; to detract from.

Examples :

"The bad weather extenuated the delay in the project's completion. "

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