Deodorize
Deodorize verb - To make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses.
Usage example: the propaganda film attempts to deodorize the dictator's history of human rights abuses
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Extenuate
Extenuate verb - To make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses.
Usage example: don't even try to extenuate their vandalism of the cemetery with the old refrain of “Boys will be boys”
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Deodorize and extenuate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deodorize" instead a verb "Extenuate".
Nearby Words: extenuation, extenuating
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Extenuate and Deodorize. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/deodorize/extenuate
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