EnglishEspañolFrançaisDeutschItalianoPortuguêsРусский日本語한국어العربيةहिन्दीTürkçe
🔍

Extenuate

verb
/ɪkˈstɛnjueɪt/
Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.verbTo lessen; to palliate; to lessen or weaken the force of; to diminish the conception of, as crime, guilt, faults, ills, accusations, etc.
2.verbTo make thin or slender; to draw out so as to lessen the thickness.
3.verbTo become thinner.
4.verbTo lower or degrade; to detract from.

Synonyms

mitigatepalliateemaciateweakenedwastingshrunkwastedwatered-downflaggingcut downdiminutiveenervate

Antonyms

aggravate

Rhymes With

elucidatearticulatedesolatefacilitateprofligateexplicatedeliberatedelineate
🔗 Find words with "extenuate" in A2Z Word Finder
The Daily Word NerdA new word, a puzzle, and a fun fact — free in your inbox every morning.
Free forever · unsubscribe anytime · all 14 newsletters
That email did not go through — please check it and try again.