English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of extenuate

extenuate

/verb/ कम करना; धीमा करना; शांत करना; हलका करना; न्यून करना; घटाना;

Synonym reduce; decelerate; soothe; gloze; decrease; minify;

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English Dictionary:

1. Extenuate

[a.]

- Thin; slender.

2. Extenuate

[v. i.]

- To become thinner; to make excuses; to advance palliating considerations.

3. Extenuate

[v. t.]

- To make thin or slender; to draw out so as to lessen the thickness.
- To lessen; to palliate; to lessen or weaken the force of; to diminish the conception of, as crime, guilt, faults, ills, accusations, etc.; -- opposed to aggravate.
- To lower or degrade; to detract from.