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Definition of 'palliation' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) palliation
easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause

2. (noun) extenuation, mitigation, palliation
to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious


Definition of 'palliation' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) palliation
the act of palliating, or state of being palliated; extenuation; excuse; as, the palliation of faults, offenses, vices

2. (noun) palliation
mitigation; alleviation, as of a disease

3. (noun) palliation
that which cloaks or covers; disguise; also, the state of being covered or disguised



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