Meaning of extenuating in English:
extenuating
See synonyms for extenuatingadjective
(of a factor or situation) serving to lessen the seriousness of an offence.
‘library staff will waive fines where there are genuine extenuating circumstances’- ‘hunger and poverty are not treated by the courts as extenuating circumstances’
forgive, pardon, absolve, exonerate, acquitView synonyms
Pronunciation
Origin
Early 17th century (with the meaning ‘causing to become thin’): from extenuate.
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