⚖️extenuate (extenuar)

verb
/ɪkˈstɛnjueɪt/
atenuar (atenuar)

Meaning

to make an offense, fault, or situation seem less serious by providing an excuse or explanation
Traducción del significado
hacer que una ofensa, falta o situación parezca menos seria proporcionando una excusa o explicación
hacer que una ofensa, falta o situación parezca menos seria proporcionando una excusa o explicación

Oraciones de ejemplo

The lawyer tried to extenuate his client's actions by highlighting his difficult childhood.

El abogado trató de atenuar las acciones de su cliente destacando su difícil infancia.
El abogado trató de atenuar las acciones de su cliente destacando su difícil infancia.

Synonyms

mitigate, lessen, excuse, diminish, soften

Antonyms

aggravate, worsen, intensify

Colocaciones

extenuate circumstances, extenuate guilt, extenuate the crime

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