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View usage for: palliate in British English (ˈpælɪˌeɪt) verb (transitive)1. to lessen the severity of (pain, disease, etc) without curing or removing; alleviate; mitigate 2. to cause (an offence) to seem less serious by concealing evidence; extenuate Derived forms palliation (ˌpalliˈation) noun palliator (ˈpalliˌator) noun Word origin C16: from Late Latin palliāre to cover up, from Latin pallium a cloak, palliumpalliate in American English (ˈpæliˌeɪt) verb transitiveWord forms: ˈpalliˌated or ˈpalliˌating1. to lessen the pain or severity of without actually curing; alleviate; ease 2. to make appear less serious or offensive; excuse; extenuate Derived forms palliation (ˌpalliˈation) noun palliator (ˈpalliˌator) noun Word origin < pp. of LL palliare, to conceal, cloak, back-form. < L palliatus, cloaked < pallium, a cloak Synonyms of 'palliate'relieve, relax, ease, moderate gloss over, cover, hide, excuse More Synonyms of palliate Definition to lessen the severity of (pain or disease) without curing it Certain drugs can palliate the main symptoms. Definition to cause (an offence) to seem less serious an attempt to palliate the impact of the reforms Synonyms gloss over excuselessen minimize varnish extenuate airbrush paper over the cracks (informal) Additional synonymsDefinition to lessen (pain or suffering) A great deal can be done to alleviate back pain. Synonyms ease, reduce, relieve, moderate, smooth, dull, diminish, soften, check, blunt, soothe, subdue, lessen, lighten, quell, allay, mitigate, abate, slacken, assuage, quench, mollify, slake, palliateDefinition to relieve (grief, pain, or thirst) She was trying to assuage her guilt. Synonyms relieve, ease, calm, moderate, temper, soothe, lessen, alleviate, lighten, allay, mitigate, quench, palliateDefinition to hide or disguise He uses jargon to cloak his inefficiency. Synonyms hide, cover, screen, mask, disguise, conceal, obscure, veil, camouflage- palette
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Additional synonymsDefinition to cover and hide The device, concealed in a dustbin, was defused by police. Synonyms hide, bury, stash (informal), secrete, cover, screen, disguise, obscure, camouflageDefinition to screen or conceal the black patch which covered his left eye Synonyms conceal, cover up, screen, hide, shade, curtain, mask, disguise, obscure, hood, veil, cloak, shroud, camouflage, enshroudDefinition to make or become less difficult or severe I made her a hot water bottle to ease the pain. Synonyms relieve, calm, moderate, soothe, lessen, alleviate, appease, lighten, lower, allay, relax, still, mitigate, assuage, pacify, mollify, tranquillize, palliateSynonyms mitigate, reduce, qualify, excuse, moderate, weaken, diminish, temper, decrease, soften, play down, lessen, minimize, make allowances for, palliateDefinition to obscure or cover (something) from view The compound was hidden by trees and shrubs. Synonyms obscure, cover, screen, bury, shelter, mask, disguise, conceal, eclipse, veil, cloak, shroud, camouflage, blot out Definition to make less severe or harsh ways of mitigating the effects of an explosion Synonyms ease, moderate, soften, check, quiet, calm, weaken, dull, diminish, temper, blunt, soothe, subdue, lessen, appease, lighten, remit, allay, placate, abate, tone down, assuage, pacify, mollify, take the edge off, extenuate, tranquillize, palliate, reduce the force of Definition to make or become less extreme or violent They are hoping that she will be persuaded to moderate her views. Synonyms soften, control, calm, temper, regulate, quiet, diminish, decrease, curb, restrain, tame, subdue, play down, lessen, repress, mitigate, tone down, pacify, modulate, soft-pedal (informal) Definition to make (rules or discipline) less strict Rules governing student conduct have been relaxed in recent years. Synonyms moderate, ease, relieve, weaken, diminish, mitigate, slackenDefinition to make or become more sympathetic and less critical He could not think how to soften the blow of what he had to tell her. Synonyms lessen, moderate, diminish, temper, lower, relax, ease, calm, modify, cushion, soothe, subdue, alleviate, lighten, quell, muffle, allay, mitigate, abate, tone down, assuageDefinition (of an ointment or cream) to relieve (pain) Lemon tisanes with honey can soothe sore throats. Synonyms relieve, ease, alleviate, dull, diminish, soften, assuage, deaden, take the edge off, allayAdditional synonymsDefinition to modify so as to make less extreme or more acceptable He had to learn to temper his enthusiasm. Synonyms moderate, restrain, tone down, calm, soften, soothe, lessen, allay, mitigate, abate, assuage, mollify, soft-pedal (informal), palliate, admix Definition to conceal the unpleasant truth about The administration is whitewashing the regime's actions. Synonyms cover up, conceal, suppress, camouflage, make light of, gloss over, extenuate, airbrush |