WordNet: extenuate, mitigate, palliate

lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime"

• domain: topic jurisprudence, law

• hypernym apologise, apologize, excuse, justify, rationalise, rationalize

extenuate

• (englanti) extenuation (derivationally related)

• (englanti) extenuation (derivationally related)
• (suomi) lieventää (synonyymi)

mitigate

• (englanti) mitigation (derivationally related)

• (englanti) mitigation (derivationally related)

• (englanti) mitigatory (derivationally related)

• (englanti) mitigative (derivationally related)
• (suomi) lieventää (synonyymi)

palliate

• (englanti) palliation (derivationally related)
• (suomi) lieventää (synonyymi)