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What is the verb for extenuate?

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extenuate
  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.
  5. Synonyms:
      6. lessen, moderate, diminish, reduce, soften, weaken, mitigate, decrease, temper, palliate, allay, assuage, lighten, alleviate, abate, soothe, calm, mollify, relieve, subdue, dilute, attenuate, ease, blunt, check, placate, quell, damp, take the edge off, dull, quiet, appease, cushion, fix, deaden, pacify, still, help, quieten, control, cool, modify, lull, sweeten, smooth, thin, put out a fire, do damage control, tone down, cut down … more
  6. Examples:
      7. “The diminutive professor looks pensive, and tries to extenuate his anguish with a shot at dark, gallows humour.”
      “Juries could properly give no mitigating weight to evidence that did not extenuate the severity of the crime.”
      “They attempted to extenuate their crimes by the hardships they had suffered, but in vain.”
extenuating
  1. present participle of extenuate
  2. Synonyms:
      3. lessening, moderating, diminishing, reducing, softening, weakening, mitigating, decreasing, tempering, palliating, assuaging, allaying, abating, lightening, alleviating, easing, soothing, calming, mollifying, relieving, subduing, diluting, attenuating, blunting, checking, placating, quelling, damping, taking the edge off, toning down, dulling, lowering, quieting, appeasing, cushioning, fixing, deadening, pacifying, helping, quietening, stilling, controlling, cooling, modifying, lulling, sweetening, smoothing, thinning, putting out a fire, doing damage control … more
extenuates
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extenuate
  2. Synonyms:
      3. lessens, moderates, diminishes, reduces, softens, weakens, mitigates, decreases, tempers, palliates, assuages, allays, abates, lightens, alleviates, eases, soothes, calms, mollifies, relieves, subdues, dilutes, attenuates, blunts, checks, placates, quells, damps, takes the edge off, tones down, dulls, lowers, quiets, appeases, cushions, fixes, deadens, pacifies, stills, quietens, helps, controls, cools, modifies, lulls, sweetens, smooths, thins, puts out a fire, does damage control … more
extenuated
  1. simple past tense and past participle of extenuate
  2. Synonyms:
      3. lessened, moderated, diminished, reduced, softened, weakened, mitigated, decreased, tempered, palliated, assuaged, allayed, abated, lightened, alleviated, eased, soothed, calmed, mollified, relieved, subdued, diluted, attenuated, put out a fire, blunted, checked, placated, quelled, damped, toned down, dulled, lowered, quieted, appeased, cushioned, fixed, fixt, deadened, pacified, stilled, quietened, helped, controlled, cooled, offset, modified, lulled, sweetened, smoothed, thinned … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Both outfits extenuated the tans and muscles that had grown over the summer.”
      “On one wall, there is a gallery of grave, extenuated figures that recall El Greco.”
      “That fever was extenuated after an hour of uneventful play when Arsenal's Alex Song stamped on the calf of the grounded Joey Barton.”
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