verb🔗ShareTo lessen; to palliate; to lessen or weaken the force of; to diminish the conception of, as crime, guilt, faults, ills, accusations, etc."His difficult childhood might extenuate his bad behavior, but it doesn't excuse it completely. "guiltmorallawphilosophyattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make thin or slender; to draw out so as to lessen the thickness."The artist tried to extenuate the harsh lines of the caricature by softening the shading. "guiltlawactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo become thinner."After stretching the dough for a few minutes, it began to extenuate, becoming thin and almost see-through. "appearancebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo lower or degrade; to detract from."The bad weather extenuated the delay in the project's completion. "guiltmorallawactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
