Extenuating
Extenuating adjective - Partially excusing or justifying.
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Moderate and extenuating are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Moderate" instead a verb "Extenuating".
Moderate
Moderate verb - To grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually.
Extenuating and moderate are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Extenuating" with "Moderate", this verbs are similar.
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