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extenuate

Day 47Level 2

ik-STEN-yoo-eyt

lessen

to reduce the strength of; lessen

Part of Speech: verb

Synonyms:

mitigate, diminish, decrease

Antonyms:

enlarge, expand, grow

Example Sentence:

The media has still not found any facts or evidence to extenuate the 'crimes' of the agitators,.

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