Exonerate and Extenuate

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Exonerate verb - To free from a charge of wrongdoing.

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Extenuate and exonerate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Extenuate" instead a verb "Exonerate".

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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Exonerate and extenuate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Exonerate" instead a verb "Extenuate".

Nearby Words: extenuation, extenuating

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