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1. (v.t.) palliate
to relieve without curing; mitigate; alleviate:
to palliate a chronic disease.
2. palliate
to try to mitigate or conceal the gravity of (an offense) by excuses, apologies, etc.; extenuate.
Etymology: (1540–50; < LL palliātus cloaked, covered. See pallium , -ate1)
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1. (verb) extenuate, palliate, mitigate
lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
"The circumstances extenuate the crime"
2. (verb) relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage
provide physical relief, as from pain
"This pill will relieve your headaches"
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1. (adj) palliate
covered with a mant/e; cloaked; disguised
2. (adj) palliate
eased; mitigated; alleviated
3. (verb) palliate
to cover with a mantle or cloak; to cover up; to hide
4. (verb) palliate
to cover with excuses; to conceal the enormity of, by excuses and apologies; to extenuate; as, to palliate faults
5. (verb) palliate
to reduce in violence; to lessen or abate; to mitigate; to ease withhout curing; as, to palliate a disease
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