Definitions for palliation
Princeton's WordNet
palliation(noun)
easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause
extenuation, mitigation, palliation(noun)
to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
Wiktionary
palliation(Noun)
The alleviation of a disease's symptoms without a cure; temporary relief.
Origin: Old (and modern) French, from late Latin palliare ‘cover’, from pallium.
Webster Dictionary
Palliation(noun)
the act of palliating, or state of being palliated; extenuation; excuse; as, the palliation of faults, offenses, vices
Palliation(noun)
mitigation; alleviation, as of a disease
Palliation(noun)
that which cloaks or covers; disguise; also, the state of being covered or disguised
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