extenuate extent • extenuating · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · extenuate · · Text Latin · · Script 9 · · Length Definitions · · · (verb) lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of. Synonyms: palliate, mitigate. Example: "The circumstances extenuate the crime." · · Verb Definition 1 Synonyms · · · palliate · · Synonym 1 mitigate · · Synonym 2 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 n latin small letter n U+006E t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075 x latin small letter x U+0078