extenuating
extenuating · more extenuating · most extenuating
That attenuates or lessens the seriousness of something, e.gThat attenuates or lessens the seriousness of something, e.g. by providing a mitigating excuse for it.
US/ɪkstˈɛnjuˌeɪtɪŋ/
Meaning
1 sensesThat attenuates or lessens the seriousness of something, e.g. by providing a mitigating excuse for it.
More definitions
- partially excusing or justifying
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Latin ex (“to delete, to cross out”) and tenuatus, past participle of tenuare (“to maFrom 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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Forms
more extenuating, most extenuating| Comparative | more extenuating Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most extenuating Lesson |
regular
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form