Extenuating can be categorized as a verb and an adjective.
Adjective |
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| extenuating - partially excusing or justifying; "extenuating circumstances" | ||
Verb |
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| extenuate - lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime" |
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| 1. | adj. | Extenuating circumstances. | |
| 2. | verb | Extenuating circumstances led the judge to pass a more lenient sentence. | |
| 3. | verb | Those are extenuating circumstances. | |
| 4. | verb | The circumstances extenuate the crime. |
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| adj. | |
| Extenuating circumstances. |
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| verb | |
| Extenuating circumstances led the judge to pass a more lenient sentence. | |
| Those are extenuating circumstances. | |
| The circumstances extenuate the crime. |
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