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extenuate


extenuate
Pronunciation: ⁄ɪkˈstɛnjʊeɪt, ɛk-
verb
[with object]
·              1 (as adjective extenuating) (of a factor or situation) acting in mitigation to lessen the seriousness of guilt or an offence:hunger and poverty are not treated by the courts as extenuating circumstances
·              2 (usually as adjective extenuatedliterary make (someone) thin:drawings of extenuated figures

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