extenuate

Meaning of extenuate

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

Information about extenuate

  • It is a verb.
  • The plural form of extenuate is: extenuates.
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Hyphenation of extenuate

ex-ten-u-ate

  • It consists of 4 syllables and 9 chars.
  • extenuate is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables

extenuate synonyms

Meaning palliate:

palliate, mitigate

extenuate antonyms

Meaning :

aggravate

Words that rhyme with extenuate

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