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extenuate
(/I/k'st/E/n/j//u/,/eI/t )

adjective (a)

  • Thin; slender.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of(verb.communication)
    Example:
    The circumstances extenuate the crime.
    Synonym:
    mitigate, palliate
    source: wordnet30
  • To make thin or slender; to draw out so as to lessen the thickness.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To become thinner; to make excuses; to advance palliating considerations.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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