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What does extenuate mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word extenuate? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To make thin or slender; to draw out so as to lessen the thickness.
  2. (intransitive) To become thinner.
  3. (transitive) To lessen; to palliate; to lessen or weaken the force of; to diminish the conception of, as crime, guilt, faults, ills, accusations, etc.
  4. (obsolete) To lower or degrade; to detract from.
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Nor is he the victim of injustice or ingratitude that might extenuate, though not excuse, his later crimes.
They can still extenuate imperfections, pimples or moles, especially if you have dry skin, which a cream or liquid foundation is less apt to do because it hydrates.
Whatever tends to extenuate the guilt of other sins, is an aggravation of this.
The diminutive professor looks pensive, and tries to extenuate his anguish with a shot at dark, gallows humour.
If this plea cannot establish my innocence, it must excuse or at least extenuate my guilt.
She uses large sweeping movements and has brought in rich fabrics to extenuate her movements.

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