Extenuate
Extenuate verb - To make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses.
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Synonyms for Extenuate
Vindicating and extenuate are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Vindicating" with "Extenuate", this verbs are similar.
Nearby Words: extenuation, extenuating
Vindicating
Vindicating adjective - Serving to give support to the truth or factualness of something.
Extenuate and vindicating are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Extenuate" instead a verb "Vindicating".
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Related pairs
- clear and extenuate
- clear and vindicating
- warrant and extenuate
- warrant and vindicating
- absolve and extenuate
- absolve and vindicating
- excuse and extenuate
- excuse and vindicating
- acquit and extenuate
- acquit and vindicating
- exculpate and extenuate
- exculpate and vindicating
- exonerate and extenuate
- exonerate and vindicating
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