Palliate
11palliate — UK [ˈpælɪeɪt] / US [ˈpælɪˌeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms palliate : present tense I/you/we/they palliate he/she/it palliates present participle palliating past tense palliated past participle palliated 1) formal to make something bad seem less …
12palliate — /ˈpælieɪt / (say paleeayt) verb (t) (palliated, palliating) 1. to cause (an offence, etc.) to appear less grave or heinous; extenuate; excuse: *My nephew, not only aiding and abetting those ruffians, but seeking to palliate their crimes! This is… …
13palliate — transitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin palliatus, past participle of palliare to cloak, conceal, from Latin pallium cloak Date: 15th century 1. to reduce the violence of (a disease); also to ease (symptoms)… …
14palliate — pal|li|ate [ˈpælieıt] v [T] formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Late Latin; Origin: , past participle of palliare to cover, hide , from Latin pallium; PALL2] to reduce the effects of illness, pain etc without curing them ▪ Chosen carefully, the oils may… …
15palliate — verb 1) the treatment works by palliating symptoms Syn: alleviate, ease, relieve, soothe, take the edge off, assuage, moderate, temper, diminish, decrease, blunt, deaden 2) there is no way to palliate his dirty deed Syn …
16palliate — pal•li•ate [[t]ˈpæl iˌeɪt[/t]] v. t. at•ed, at•ing 1) med to relieve without curing; mitigate; alleviate: to palliate a chronic disease[/ex] 2) to try to mitigate or conceal the gravity of (an offense) by excuses, apologies, etc.; extenuate •… …
17palliate — palliation, n. palliator, n. /pal ee ayt /, v.t., palliated, palliating. 1. to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate. 2. to try to mitigate or conceal the gravity of (an offense) by excuses, apologies, etc.; extenuate. [1540 50; < …
18palliate — Synonyms and related words: abate, adjust to, allay, alleviate, allow for, alter, anesthetize, appease, assuage, attemper, bank the fire, benumb, blunt, box in, camouflage, chasten, circumscribe, cloak, color, conceal, condition, condone,… …
19palliate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. extenuate, excuse; mitigate, soften; relieve, ameliorate. See vindication, moderation, relief. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. apologize for, make light of, screen, hide, conceal, cover, veil, gloss over,… …
20palliate — pal|li|ate [ pæli,eıt ] verb transitive 1. ) FORMAL to make something bad seem less serious 2. ) MEDICAL to reduce the pain or other bad effects of an illness without curing it completely …
