Extenuate
Related Definitions
[v] lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime"
Related Terms
abate, allay, alleviate, allow for, apologize, assuage, attemper, attenuate, bank the fire, bate, blunt, chasten, color, constrain, control, cramp, cripple, damp, dampen, deaden, debilitate, de-emphasize, devitalize, dilute, diminish, downplay, dull, ease