extenuating
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin ex (“to delete, to cross out”) and tenuatus, past participle of tenuare (“to make thin”) + Middle English -ing. By surface analysis, ex- + tenuate + -ing.
Verb
[edit]extenuating
- present participle and gerund of extenuate
Adjective
[edit]extenuating (comparative more extenuating, superlative most extenuating)
- That lessens the seriousness of something by providing an excuse.