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单词 extenuatingly
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ex•ten•u•ate  (ik sten′yo̅o̅ āt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -at•ed, -at•ing. 
  1. to represent (a fault, offense, etc.) as less serious:to extenuate a crime.
  2. to serve to make (a fault, offense, etc.) seem less serious.
  3. to underestimate, underrate, or make light of:Do not extenuate the difficulties we are in.
  4. [Archaic.]
    • to make thin, lean, or emaciated.
    • to reduce the consistency or density of.
  • Latin extenuātus, past participle of extenuāre, equivalent. to ex- ex-1 + tenuāre to make thin or small; see -ate1
  • late Middle English (adjective, adjectival) 1375–1425
ex•ten′u•at′ing, adj. 
ex•ten′u•at′ing•ly, adv. 
ex•ten′u•a′tive, adj. 
ex•ten′u•a′tor, n. 
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