"extenuating" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more extenuating [comparative], most extenuating [superlative]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|ex||to delete, to cross out}} Latin ex (“to delete, to cross out”), {{der|en|enm|-ing}} Middle English -ing, {{surf|en|ex-|tenuate|-ing}} By surface analysis, ex- + tenuate + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj}} extenuating (comparative more extenuating, superlative most extenuating)
  1. That lessens the seriousness of something by providing an excuse. Derived forms: extenuating circumstance Translations (Translations): verzachtend (Dutch), atténuant (French), atenuante (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-extenuating-en-adj-M0S63k0d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with ex-, English terms suffixed with -ing, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with ex-: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 82 18

Verb

Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|ex||to delete, to cross out}} Latin ex (“to delete, to cross out”), {{der|en|enm|-ing}} Middle English -ing, {{surf|en|ex-|tenuate|-ing}} By surface analysis, ex- + tenuate + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} extenuating
  1. present participle and gerund of extenuate Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: extenuate
    Sense id: en-extenuating-en-verb-1GUGbBxo

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