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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•ten•u•ate (ik sten′yo̅o̅ āt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -at•ed, -at•ing. - to represent (a fault, offense, etc.) as less serious:to extenuate a crime.
- to serve to make (a fault, offense, etc.) seem less serious.
- to underestimate, underrate, or make light of:Do not extenuate the difficulties we are in.
- [Archaic.]
- to make thin, lean, or emaciated.
- to reduce the consistency or density of.
- Latin extenuātus, past participle of extenuāre, equivalent. to ex- ex-1 + tenuāre to make thin or small; see -ate1
- late Middle English (adjective, adjectival) 1375–1425
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