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Word: extenuate (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Verb:

  • obsolete To lower or degrade; to detract from.
  • transitive To lessen; to palliate; to lessen or weaken the force of; to diminish the conception of, as crime, guilt, faults, ills, accusations, etc.; -- opposed to aggravate.
  • transitive To make thin or slender; to draw out so as to lessen the thickness.

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