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extenuating

ex·te·nua·ting

US/ɪˈkstɛnjuˌeɪtɪŋ/ uncommon

adjective

1.

partially excusing or justifying

  • “extenuating circumstances”
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Origin

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.

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