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Word | Extenuate |
Turkish Meaning | hafifletmek, mazur göstermek, hafife almak, ciddiye almamak |
lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; The circumstances extenuate the crime / to lessen or seem to lessen the seriousness of something by giving excuses / Thin / weaken; mitigate / make (guilt or an offense) seem less serious or more forgivable. / a archaic : to make light of b: to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of by making partial excuses : mitigate extenuating circumstances c obsolete : disparage / a archaic : to make thin or emaciated b: to lessen the strength or effect of, | |
Usage | ⇒ It is easier for us to extenuate our own shortcomings than those of others. ⇒ don't even try to extenuate their vandalism of the cemetery with the old refrain of “Boys will be boys” ⇒ there were extenuating circumstances that caused me to say the things I did |
Synonyms | mitigate, palliate, excuse, justify, reduce, diminish, abate, lessen, qualify, soften, thin, attenuate, moderate, rationalize, whitewash, allay, alleviate, apologize, assuage, bate, |
Antonyms | burden, accentuate, aggravate, apprise, apprize, black, boil, complement, deepen, discomfort, embroider, exacerbate, ferment, fester, flaunt, foment, magnify, maximize, overdo, pressurize, |
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