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单词 extenuating
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ex•ten•u•at•ing /ɪkˈstɛnyuˌeɪtɪŋ/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. that make something seem less serious by providing excuses:He attributed his poor grades at school to extenuating circumstances.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ex•ten•u•ate  (ik stenyo̅o̅ āt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -at•ed, -at•ing. 
  1. to represent (a fault, offense, etc.) as less serious:to extenuate a crime.
  2. to serve to make (a fault, offense, etc.) seem less serious.
  3. to underestimate, underrate, or make light of:Do not extenuate the difficulties we are in.
  4. [Archaic.]
    • to make thin, lean, or emaciated.
    • to reduce the consistency or density of.
  • Latin extenuātus, past participle of extenuāre, equivalent. to ex- ex-1 + tenuāre to make thin or small; see -ate1
  • late Middle English (adjective, adjectival) 1375–1425
ex•tenu•at′ing, adj. 
ex•tenu•at′ing•ly, adv. 
ex•tenu•a′tive, adj. 
ex•tenu•a′tor, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
extenuate /ɪkˈstɛnjʊˌeɪt/ vb (transitive)
  1. to represent (an offence, a fault, etc) as being less serious than it appears, as by showing mitigating circumstances
  2. to cause to be or appear less serious; mitigate
  3. archaic to emaciate or weaken
  4. to dilute or thin out
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin extenuāre to make thin, from tenuis thin, frail

exˈtenuˌating adj exˌtenuˈation n exˈtenuˌator n
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