(v) :
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
(v) :
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