The meaning of Extenuating

verb

Resist an attack made on (someone or something); protect from harm or danger.

Usage examples:

We shall defend our island, whatever the cost

verb

To protect someone or something from attack or harm

Usage examples:

Communities will fight to defend themselves., how can people best defend themselves against disease…

verb

To protect someone or something against attack, criticism, or loss

Usage examples:

Defend sth/yourself against sth the company has been defending itself against a takeover bid., the …

verb

Make or become less.

Usage examples:

The new law is expected to diminish the government's chances

verb

To reduce or be reduced in size or importance

Usage examples:

[ i ] the threat of inflation is diminishing., [ t ] a single-payer system would diminish the burea…

verb

To reduce or be reduced in size, importance, or value

Usage examples:

If consumers start losing confidence, it will diminish demand for household goods., investors can d…

verb

Seek to lessen the blame attaching to (a fault or offence); try to justify.

Usage examples:

He did nothing to hide or excuse jacob's cruelty

noun

A reason or explanation given to justify a fault or offence.

Usage examples:

There can be no excuse for any further delay

verb

To forgive someone

Usage examples:

Please excuse me for being so late – there was a lot of traffic., it was hard to excuse him for tre…

verb

Make (an idea or situation) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts.

Usage examples:

They explained that their lives centred on the religious rituals

verb

Make plain and comprehensible

verb

To make something clear or easy to understand by describing or giving information about it

Usage examples:

[ i ] if there’s anything you don’t understand, i’ll be happy to explain., [ t ] the teacher explai…

verb

Show or prove to be right or reasonable.

Usage examples:

The person appointed has fully justified our confidence

verb

To show that something is reasonable, right, or true

Usage examples:

Her fears of a low voter turnout were justified when fewer than half of the people voted., [ u ] sh…

verb

Make or become less; diminish.

Usage examples:

The years have lessened the gap in age between us

verb

To become or make something smaller in amount or degree

Usage examples:

[ t ] keeping your weight down can lessen the risk of heart disease.

verb

To make something smaller, less noticeable, etc., or to become smaller, less noticeable, etc.

Usage examples:

Corporate executives are keen to embrace "green technology" in order to lessen their dependence on …

verb

Make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful.

Usage examples:

Drainage schemes have helped to mitigate this problem

verb

To make something less severe or less unpleasant

Usage examples:

Getting a lot of sleep and drinking plenty of fluids can mitigate the effects of the flu.

verb

To make something less harmful, unpleasant, or bad

Usage examples:

Technologies that can mitigate global warming, mitigate damage/risk the company was criticized for …

adjective

Average in amount, intensity, quality, or degree.

Usage examples:

We walked at a moderate pace

noun

A person who holds moderate views, especially in politics.

Usage examples:

An unlikely alliance of radicals and moderates

verb

Make or become less extreme, intense, rigorous, or violent.

Usage examples:

I shall not moderate my criticism

verb

Make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe without removing the cause.

Usage examples:

Treatment works by palliating symptoms

verb

To reduce the bad effects of something

Usage examples:

They tried to palliate the hardship of their lives., the drugs palliate pain but have no effect on …

noun

A dark, thin, salty-tasting sauce made with fermented fish (= that has been allowed to go through a chemical change because of the action of yeast or bacteria), used especially in thai and vietnamese cooking

Usage examples:

In a small bowl mix the lime juice with the nam pla and sugar., nam pla and prawns are both salty.

verb

Be entitled to a particular benefit or privilege by fulfilling a necessary condition.

Usage examples:

A pensioner who does not qualify for income support

verb

To achieve or have the standard of skill, knowledge, or ability that is necessary for doing or being something, or to cause someone to reach that standard

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] she was qualified to teach high school mathematics and physics., [ i ] derrick …

verb

To successfully finish a course of study or training or achieve the necessary skills so that you are able to do a job

Usage examples:

There are many different branches of nursing which are available after qualifying., qualify as sth …

verb

Make or become soft or softer.

Usage examples:

Plant extracts to soften and moisturize the skin

verb

To become gentle, or to make something less forceful or loud

Usage examples:

[ t ] he made an effort to soften his tone., congress will move to soften the law’s impact., [ i ] …

verb

If demand, a price, a market, etc. softens, it stops increasing or it goes down

Usage examples:

Share prices softened with continued worries about the country's economic recovery., although deman…

verb

Clear (someone) of blame or suspicion.

Usage examples:

Hospital staff were vindicated by the inquest verdict

verb

To show something to have been right or true, or to show someone to be free from guilt or blame

Usage examples:

The decision to include morris on the team was vindicated when he scored three touchdowns., [ u ] t…