Extenuate :: Extenuate (v. t.) To make thin or slender; to draw out so as to lessen the thickness.
Extenuate :: Extenuate (v. t.) To lessen; to palliate; to lessen or weaken the force of; to diminish the conception of, as crime, guilt, faults, ills, accusations, etc.; -- opposed to aggravate..
Extenuate :: Extenuate (v. t.) To lower or degrade; to detract from.
Extenuate :: Extenuate (v. i.) To become thinner; to make excuses; to advance palliating considerations.
Extenuation :: Extenuation (n.) The act of axtenuating or the state of being extenuated; the act of making thin, slender, or lean, or of palliating; diminishing, or lessening; palliation, as of a crime; mitigation, as of punishment..