palliate
verb (used with object)
palliating
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present participleof palliate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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On the one hand, if he finds significant results, it could lead to groundbreaking methods for palliating some of the world’s problems.
From Scientific American ● May 18, 2011
With no palliating wage increases, labor grows daily surlier.
From Time Magazine Archive
The eventual answer, however, lies not in palliating deprivation but in enabling the young to escape the self-regenerating cycle that has trapped their parents in poverty.
From Time Magazine Archive
A laureate of the Institute of France has discovered grounds for palliating this blow to property.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 by Rossiter Johnson
No, but we might find a means of palliating it.
From Changing Winds A Novel by St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine
