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| has gloss | (verb) lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime" palliate, extenuate, mitigate |
| lexicalization | eng: extenuate |
| lexicalization | eng: mitigate |
| lexicalization | eng: palliate |
| subclass of | (verb) defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success" excuse, apologise, rationalize, justify, apologize, rationalise |
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