Thesaurus / extenuate
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They attempted to extenuate their crimes by the hardships they had suffered, but in vain.
THE HISTORY OF TASMANIA , VOLUME II (OF 2)JOHN WESTThis reflection may extenuate my faults in their effects, but it must aggravate them in their source.
THE CONFESSIONS OF J. J. ROUSSEAU, COMPLETEJEAN JACQUES ROUSSEAUThe Lords' committee extenuate the presumption that either knights or burgesses sat in any of these parliaments.
VIEW OF THE STATE OF EUROPE DURING THE MIDDLE AGES, VOL. 3 (OF 3)HENRY HALLAMIf some dozen of the conniving deputies had been sent there, Warden Tapp might have had less to extenuate.
THE INCENDIARYW. A. (WILLIAM AUGUSTINE) LEAHYBut whether he is to be believed or not, the fact that four of the prisoners went down in irons is impossible to extenuate.
VOYAGE OF H.M.S. PANDORAEDWARD EDWARDSIt was to mention nothing and imply nothing, neither to acknowledge, to explain nor to extenuate.
THE REAL THING AND OTHER TALESHENRY JAMESI do not say this to extenuate my crime, but to let you know the exact truth.
THE LOST LADY OF LONEE.D.E.N. SOUTHWORTHDa Souza entered presently, apologetic and abject, prepared at the same time to extenuate and deny.
A MILLIONAIRE OF YESTERDAYE. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIMHe was habitually more ready to glory over his conquests, than to deny or extenuate them.
THE GOLDEN DOGWILLIAM KIRBYI have in no wise exaggerated, but have simply followed the golden maxim of "nothing extenuate nor set down aught in malice."
THE HINDOOS AS THEY ARESHIB CHUNDER BOSESYNONYM OF THE DAY
JUNE 17, 2021
WORDS RELATED TO EXTENUATE
- acquit
- alibi
- apologize for
- appease
- bear with
- clear
- condone
- cover
- defend
- discharge
- dispense from
- exculpate
- exempt
- exempt from
- exonerate
- explain
- extenuate
- forgive
- free
- give absolution
- grant amnesty
- indulge
- let go
- let off
- liberate
- make allowances for
- mitigate
- overlook
- pardon
- pass over
- plead ignorance
- pretext
- purge
- rationalize
- release
- relieve
- remit
- reprieve
- shrive
- shrug off
- spare
- take rap for
- tolerate
- vindicate
- whitewash
- wink at
- acquits
- alibis
- apologizes for
- appeases
- bears with
- clears
- condones
- covers
- defends
- discharges
- dispense from
- exculpates
- exempt from
- exempts
- exonerates
- explains
- extenuates
- forgives
- frees
- gives absolution
- grants amnesty
- indulges
- let goes
- lets off
- liberates
- makes allowances for
- mitigates
- overlooks
- pardons
- passes over
- pleads ignorance
- pretexts
- purges
- rationalizes
- releases
- relieves
- remits
- reprieves
- shrives
- shrug off
- spares
- takes rap for
- tolerates
- vindicates
- whitewashes
- wink at
- acquitting
- alibiing
- apologizing for
- appeasing
- bearing with
- clearing
- condoning
- covering
- defending
- discharging
- dispense from
- exculpating
- exempt from
- exempting
- exonerating
- explaining
- extenuating
- forgiving
- freeing
- giving absolution
- granting amnesty
- indulging
- let going
- letting off
- liberating
- making allowances for
- mitigating
- overlooking
- pardoning
- passing over
- pleading ignorance
- pretexting
- purging
- rationalizing
- releasing
- relieving
- remitting
- reprieving
- shriving
- shrug off
- sparing
- taking rap for
- tolerating
- vindicating
- whitewashing
- wink at
- absolved
- accepted apology
- acquitted
- allowed for
- amnestied
- bore no malice
- bore with
- buried the hatchet
- cleared
- commuted
- condoned
- dismissed from mind
- effaced
- exculpated
- excused
- exempted
- exonerated
- extenuated
- forgot
- kissed and made up
- laughed off
- let bygones was bygones
- let it went
- let off
- let off easy
- let passed
- let up on
- made allowance
- overlooked
- palliated
- pocketed
- purged
- released
- relented
- remitted
- reprieved
- respited
- sprang
- thought no more of
- turned other cheek
- wink at
- wiped slate clean
- absolve
- accept apology
- acquit
- allow for
- amnesty
- bear no malice
- bear with
- bury the hatchet
- clear
- commute
- condone
- dismiss from mind
- efface
- exculpate
- excuse
- exempt
- exonerate
- extenuate
- forget
- kiss and make up
- laugh off
- let bygones be bygones
- let it go
- let off
- let off easy
- let pass
- let up on
- make allowance
- overlook
- palliate
- purge
- release
- relent
- remit
- reprieve
- respite
- spring
- think no more of
- turn other cheek
- wink at
- wipe slate clean
- allay
- alleviate
- ameliorate
- assuage
- attenuate
- buoy
- change
- comfort
- cut down
- decrease
- dilute
- disburden
- disencumber
- ease
- empty
- eradicate
- extenuate
- facilitate
- free
- jettison
- lessen
- levitate
- make less
- make lighter
- mitigate
- mollify
- pour out
- put off
- reduce
- relieve
- remove
- shift
- take
- take a load off
- thin
- throw out
- unburden
- unload
- uplight
- upraise
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