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Extenuate (Verb)

Meaning

Lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

  • Palliate
  • Mitigate

Hypernyms

  • Excuse
  • Apologise
  • Rationalise
  • Rationalize

Related Words

  • Extenuation (noun)
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