extenuate
I
verb
absolve, acquit, allow for, attemper, attenuate, clear, condone, debilitate, deprive of strength, dilute, diminish, enervate, enfeeble, exculpate, excuse, exonerate, forgive, justify, lessen, levare, lighten, make allowance for, make excuses for, make less serious, minuere, mitigare, mitigate, moderate, palliate, pardon, qualify, reduce, reduce in strength, soften, temper, thin, vindicate, weaken
II
index
alleviate, attenuate, dilute, diminish, ease, excuse, lessen, modify (moderate), palliate (excuse)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006