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extenuating
ex·ten·u·ate E0296000 (ĭk-stĕn′yo͞o-āt′)tr.v. ex·ten·u·at·ed, ex·ten·u·at·ing, ex·ten·u·ates 1. To lessen or appear to lessen the seriousness or extent of (an offense, for example), especially by providing partial excuses: extenuated his crime as part of his testimony.2. Archaic a. To make thin or emaciated.b. To mitigate or lessen.c. To belittle; disparage.
[Latin extenuāre, extenuāt- : ex-, ex- + tenuāre, to make thin (from tenuis, thin; see ten- in Indo-European roots).]
ex·ten′u·a′tive adj. & n.ex·ten′u·a′tor n.ex·ten′u·a·to′ry (-ə-tôr′ē) adj.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | extenuating - partially excusing or justifying; "extenuating circumstances"exculpatory - clearing of guilt or blame |
extenuatingadjective mitigating, qualifying, justifying, moderating, serving as an excuse There were extenuating circumstances for her crime.TranslationsLegalSeeextenuateextenuating
Related to extenuating: Extenuating circumstancesSynonyms for extenuatingadj mitigatingSynonyms- mitigating
- qualifying
- justifying
- moderating
- serving as an excuse
Words related to extenuatingadj partially excusing or justifyingRelated Words |