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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition

EXTENUATE

transitive verb (-ated; -ating) see: thin
Date: 1529


1. to make light of, to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of by making partial excuses ; mitigate , disparage ,

2. to make thin or emaciated, to lessen the strength or effect of, extenuator noun extenuatory adjective