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extenuated

/ɪkˈstenjuˌeɪtɪd/ /ɛkˈstenjuˌeɪtɪd/

Meanings

verb

Examples :

"His lateness to work was extenuated by the fact that his car had broken down. "
因为他的车抛锚了,他上班迟到这件事才情有可原