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Verb: extenuate  ik'ste-nyoo`eyt
  1. Lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
    "The circumstances extenuate the crime"
    - palliate, mitigate

Derived forms: extenuating, extenuates, extenuated

See also: extenuation

Type of: apologise [Brit], apologize, excuse, justify, rationalise [Brit], rationalize

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