Extenuating
Extenuating adjective - Partially excusing or justifying.
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Excuse and extenuating are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Excuse" instead a verb "Extenuating".
Excuse
Excuse verb - To dismiss as of little importance.
Extenuating and excuse are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Extenuating" with "Excuse", this verbs are similar.
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