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extenuate
/ɪkˈstɛnjueɪt/
verb
To lessen; to palliate; to lessen or weaken the force of; to diminish the conception of, as crime, guilt, faults, ills, accusations, etc.
To make thin or slender; to draw out so as to lessen the thickness.
To become thinner.
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