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palliate
/ ˈpælɪˌeɪt /
verb
- to lessen the severity of (pain, disease, etc) without curing or removing; alleviate; mitigate
- to cause (an offence) to seem less serious by concealing evidence; extenuate
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Derived Forms
- ˌpalliˈation, noun
- ˈpalliˌator, noun
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Other Words From
- pal·li·a·tion [pal-ee-, ey, -sh, uh, n], noun
- pal·li·a·tor noun
- un·pal·li·at·ed adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of palliate1
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Example Sentences
For others, the choice instead is to palliate reality through alcohol or other assorted fixes.
A lawyer would try to defend, or palliate, my act from the standpoint of the law.
This was a political fault, which no circumstances can palliate.
Pulsatilla is the proper medicine to palliate and regulate the symptoms.
Later in the case, though Nux may palliate, it will not cure.
To palliate on such grounds is to believe in the irresponsibility of motives, which should transcend times and occasions.
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