英语词汇“palliate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

pal•li•ate v. [~ + object], -at•ed, -at•ing.

Medicineto relieve (pain, etc.) without curing; alleviate:to palliate a chronic disease.
to try to make (a wrong act or an offense) seem less serious by giving excuses, etc.:to palliate his crime by claiming it was necessary in order to feed his family.

pal•li•a•tion n. [uncountable]

pal•li•ate v.t., -at•ed, -at•ing.

Medicineto relieve or lessen without curing;
mitigate;
alleviate.
to try to mitigate or conceal the gravity of (an offense) by excuses, apologies, etc.;
extenuate.

Late Latin palliātus cloaked, covered. See pallium, -ate¹
1540–50

pal′li•a′tion, n.
pal′li•a′tor, n.

palliate /ˈpælɪˌeɪt/ vb (transitive)

to lessen the severity of (pain, disease, etc) without curing or removing; alleviate; mitigate
to cause (an offence) to seem less serious by concealing evidence; extenuate

Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin palliāre to cover up, from Latin pallium a cloak, pallium

ˌpalliˈation n

单词	palliate
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 pal•li•ate /ˈpæliˌeɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -at•ed, -at•ing. Medicineto relieve (pain, etc.) without curing; alleviate:to palliate a chronic disease. to try to make (a wrong act or an offense) seem less serious by giving excuses, etc.:to palliate his crime by claiming it was necessary in order to feed his family. pal•li•a•tion /ˌpæliˈeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 pal•li•ate (pal′ē āt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -at•ed, -at•ing. Medicineto relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate. to try to mitigate or conceal the gravity of (an offense) by excuses, apologies, etc.; extenuate. Late Latin palliātus cloaked, covered. See pallium, -ate¹ 1540–50 pal′li•a′tion, n. pal′li•a′tor, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: palliate /ˈpælɪˌeɪt/ vb (transitive) to lessen the severity of (pain, disease, etc) without curing or removing; alleviate; mitigate to cause (an offence) to seem less serious by concealing evidence; extenuate Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin palliāre to cover up, from Latin pallium a cloak, pallium ˌpalliˈation n
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