extenuating

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

Verb

present participle and gerund of extenuate

Adj

That lessens the seriousness of something by providing an excuse.

extenuate

• Verb
• Adj

Διαβάστε περισσότερα

Συνώνυμα

assuasive

mitigative

mitigatory

salving

Μεταφράσεις

atenuante

atenuant

atténuant

atenuante

mildernd

attenuante

exténuant

abschwächend

verzachtend

extenuante

مخفف

تبريري

dämpfend

discriminante

extenuante

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

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.