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extenuating

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ex·ten·u·ate  (k-stny-t)
tr.v. ex·ten·u·at·ed, ex·ten·u·at·ing, ex·ten·u·ates
1. To lessen or attempt to lessen the magnitude or seriousness of, especially by providing partial excuses. See Synonyms at palliate.
2. Archaic
a. To make thin or emaciated.
b. To reduce the strength of.
3. Obsolete To belittle; disparage.
[Latin extenure, extenut- : ex-, ex- + tenure, to make thin (from tenuis, thin; see ten- in Indo-European roots).]
ex·tenu·ative adj. & n.
ex·tenu·ator n.
ex·tenu·a·tory (--tôr, -tr) adj.
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Adj.1.extenuating - partially excusing or justifying; "extenuating circumstances"
exculpatory - clearing of guilt or blame
extenuating
adjective mitigating, qualifying, justifying, moderating, serving as an excuse There were extenuating circumstances for her crime.
Translations
extenuating [eksˈtenjʊeɪtɪŋ] ADJ extenuating circumstances → circunstancias fpl atenuantes
extenuating [ɪkˈstɛnjueɪtɪŋ] adj
extenuating circumstances → circonstances atténuantes
extenuating [ɪksˈtɛnjʊˌeɪtɪŋ] adj (frm) extenuating circumstances → (circostanze) attenuanti fpl
extenuating [ɪksˈtɛnjʊˌeɪtɪŋ] adj (frm) extenuating circumstances → (circostanze) attenuanti fpl


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Miss Bennet was the only creature who could suppose there might be any extenuating circumstances in the case, unknown to the society of Hertfordshire; her mild and steady candour always pleaded for allowances, and urged the possibility of mistakes-- but by everybody else Mr.
Pride and Prejudice by Austen, Jane View in context
"I shall bring that forward as an extenuating circumstance," replied Eugenie.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
And in the end the criminal was, in consideration of extenuating circumstances, condemned to penal servitude in the second class for a term of eight years only.
Crime And Punishment by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
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