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1. (verb) extenuate, palliate, mitigate
lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
Synonyms: relieve, assuage, palliate, mitigate, alleviate, extenuate

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1. extenuate
Cloak, from the French, and palliate, from the Latin, are the same in original signification, but have diverged in meaning; a cloak may be used to hide completely the person or some object ca
Synonyms: palliate, apologize for, conceal, extenuate, hide, screen, cloak, cover, gloss over, mitigate, veil

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