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bn:00087918v

Verb Concept

extenuate palliate mitigate

Lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of WordNet 3.0

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Lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

To lessen; to palliate; to lessen or weaken the force of; to diminish the conception of, as crime, guilt, faults, ills, accusations, etc. Wiktionary

Lessen; palliate. Wiktionary (translation)

To lessen the severity of; to extenuate, moderate, qualify. Wiktionary

The circumstances extenuate the crime WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

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WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

extenuate, palliate, mitigate

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extenuate, palliate

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