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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective serving or tending to reduce the severity of guilt or blameworthiness.

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  • verb Present participle of extenuate.
  • adjective That lessens the seriousness of something by providing an excuse

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  • adjective partially excusing or justifying

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