extenuate

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

verb

lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (Freq. 2)
- The circumstances extenuate the crime
• Syn:
palliate, mitigate
• Derivationally related forms:
mitigative (for: mitigate), mitigatory (for: mitigate), mitigation (for: mitigate), palliation (for: palliate), extenuation
• Topics:
law, jurisprudence
• Hypernyms:
apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  palliate, mitigate