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extenuating

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.

  1. derived from -ing
  2. derived from ex

Definitions

  1. present participle and gerund of extenuate

  2. That lessens the seriousness of something by providing an excuse.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA