extenuate
/ɪkˈstenjueɪt/verb
उच्चारण इक्स्टेन्युएट
(अपराध की) गंभीरता कम करना
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[T] ~ sth formal
to make a bad action seem less serious by giving reasons for it
(अपराध की) गंभीरता कम करना
- Nothing can extenuate such cruelty.
- Poverty cannot extenuate the crime, but the judge took it into account.
- Nothing can extenuate his dishonesty.
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- The lawyer tried to extenuate the offence by pointing to his client's age.
- Illness may extenuate the delay, but it does not remove the penalty.
Synonyms excuse mitigate justify lessen palliate
Opposite aggravate worsen intensify exacerbate
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AaSpelling
ex·ten·u·ate
?Which word?
Keep the make-less-serious words together: extenuate, mitigate (make less harmful), palliate (reduce the effects without curing), excuse, justify.
गंभीरता कम करने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: extenuate, mitigate (कम हानिकारक बनाना), palliate (बिना ठीक किए प्रभाव कम करना), excuse, justify।
§Grammar and usage
The opposite aggravating circumstances make a crime more serious.
विपरीत aggravating circumstances अपराध को अधिक गंभीर बनाती हैं।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Extenuating circumstances (facts that make a crime seem less serious and may reduce punishment).
Collocation बहुत पूछा जाता है: extenuating circumstances (ऐसे तथ्य जो अपराध को कम गंभीर दिखाएँ और दंड घटा सकें)।