11 Letter Words for Extenuating
extenuating
9 Letter Words for Extenuating
tautening, unexigent
8 Letter Words for Extenuating
antigene, attuning, eutaxite, exanguin, exigeant, gauteite, inextant, nutating, tangeite, taunting, teguexin, tetanine, uneating, untaxing
7 Letter Words for Extenuating
anguine, aniente, anteing, antient, antigen, antigun, attinge, eugenia, eutaxie, eutexia, exigent, gattine, genetta, gentian, genuine, guanine, guinean, inganue, ingenue, innuate, intuent, netting, nutting, taenite, tangent, tanguin, tatuing, tauting, teening, teeting, teniate, tentage, tenting, tenuate, texting, tiangue, tingent, tintage, tungate, tunnage, tutenag, uneaten, ungaite, ungiant, unitage, untaint
6 Letter Words for Extenuating
annite, anting, attune, augite, auntie, axunge, eaning, eating, engine, enigua, ennage, entune, exeunt, extant, extent, extine, gannet, gatten, geneat, genian, gennet, ginete, ginnet, giunta, guanin, guinea, gunate, gunite, guttee, guttie, ineunt, ingate, ingene, ingent, ingenu, ingnue, inguen, innage, innate, intent, intext, intune, naigue, neaten, negate, nitent, nutant, nutate, taeing, tainte, tangie, tangue, tangun, tantie, tauten, taxine, taxing, taxite, teague, teaing, teeing, teetan, tenant, tenent, teniae, tentie, tenuit, tenuti, tienta, tinage, tinean, tinnet, tuinga, tuning, ungain, uniate, unneat, untent, untine, xenian
5 Letter Words for Extenuating
agene, agent, agete, aguti, ainee, anent, annet, annex, annie, ating, atune, augen, auget, auxin, axine, axing, axite, eaten, eigne, enage, enate, enent, engin, ennia, ennui, entea, entia, entte, etage, etang, ettin, exaun, exeat, exine, exing, exite, gaine, gaitt, gaunt, genae, genet, genie, genin, genit, genua, giant, gteau, gunne, gutta, gutte, gutti, inane, ingan, innet, intue, naunt, nenta, nguni, nigua, nintu, ninut, nitta, nugae, taint, tangi, tanti, tatie, tatin, taunt, taxin, tegua, tenai, tenet, tenga, tenge, tengu, tenia, tenne, tennu, tenue, texan, tiang, tinea, tinge, tinta, titan, tuant, tuina, tunga, tunna, tutee, tutin, unget, uniat, unite, unnet, untax, untie, untin, xenia
4 Letter Words for Extenuating
agee, agen, aget, agin, agit, agni, ague, aine, aint, ainu, aitu, anet, anne, anni, ante, anti, antu, atte, attn, auge, aune, aunt, aute, axin, eaux, eine, etat, eten, etna, etua, etui, euge, exit, exta, extg, gaen, gaet, gain, gait, gane, gant, gate, gatt, gaun, gaut, gean, geat, geet, gein, geit, gena, gene, gent, genu, geta, gien, ginn, gite, gnat, gneu, guan, guna, gutt, inga, inne, inta, nagi, naig, nain, nane, nant, natu, naut, neat, neet, nein, nene, nete, neti, neut, next, ngai, nina, nine, nixe, nung, taen, taig, tain, tait, tane, tang, tate, tatu, taun, taut, taxi, tean, teat, teen, teet, tega, tegu, tene, teng, tent, tete, text, tien, tige, tine, ting, tint, tite, tuan, tuna, tune, tung, tute, uang, unai, ungt, unie, unit, unix, unta, utai, xian, xint
3 Letter Words for Extenuating
age, agt, ain, ait, aix, ane, ann, ant, anu, ate, att, aug, aux, ean, eat, eau, eeg, een, ene, eng, eta, ext, gan, gat, gau, gee, gen, get, gie, gin, git, gnu, gte, gtt, gue, gui, gun, gut, ign, ing, inn, int, ita, nae, nag, nat, nea, nee, neg, nei, net, nie, nig, nit, nix, nne, nun, nut, tag, tai, tan, tat, tau, tax, tea, tee, teg, ten, tet, tex, tgn, tgt, tie, tig, tin, tit, tiu, tng, tnt, tua, tue, tug, tui, tun, tut, tux, txt, ugt, uit, una, ung, uni, unn, uta, ute, uti, xat
Definitions for Extenuating
[1] serving to make a fault, offense, etc., appear less serious: The judge gave him a comparatively mild sentence due to extenuating circumstances.
[2] to represent (a fault, offense, etc.) as less serious: to extenuate a crime.
[3] to serve to make (a fault, offense, etc.) seem less serious.
[4] to underestimate, underrate, or make light of: Do not extenuate the difficulties we are in.
[5] Archaic . to make thin, lean, or emaciated. to reduce the consistency or density of.
[6] to represent (an offence, a fault, etc) as being less serious than it appears, as by showing mitigating circumstances
[7] to cause to be or appear less serious; mitigate
[8] to underestimate or make light of
[9] archaic to emaciate or weaken to dilute or thin out
Words related to Extenuating
lessening, reducing, moderating, mitigating
Words nearby Extenuating
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Origin of Extenuating
e1375–1425; late Middle English (adj.) < Latin extenuātus, past participle of extenuāre, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + tenuāre to make thin or small; see -ate1
Other words from Extenuating
ex·ten·u·at·ing·ly , adverb
non·ex·ten·u·at·ing , adjective
non·ex·ten·u·at·ing·ly , adverb
un·ex·ten·u·at·ing , adjective
un·ex·ten·u·at·ing·ly , adverb
ex·ten·u·at·ing , adjective
ex·ten·u·a·tive , adjective
ex·ten·u·a·tor , noun
non·ex·ten·u·a·tive , adjective
Word origin for Extenuating
eC16: from Latin extenuāre to make thin, from tenuis thin, frail
Synonyms for Extenuating
condoning, diminishing, justifying, lessening, mitigating, moderating, palliating, qualifying, reducing, sanitizing, softening, varnishing, whitewashing
