extenuating

== English == === 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. === Verb === extenuating present participle and gerund of extenuate === Adjective === extenuating (comparative more extenuating, superlative most extenuating) That lessens the seriousness of something by providing an excuse. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====