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    [Verb]  | "pal*li*ate" | \ ˈpa-lē-ˌāt \


    1: to reduce the violence of (a disease); also : to ease (symptoms) without curing the underlying disease

    2: to cover by excuses and apologies

    3: to moderate the intensity of


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English, from Late Latin palliatus, past participle of palliare to cloak, conceal, from Latin pallium cloak;

    [Verb]  | "palliating" 


    1: to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses;


      * e.g., " ... don't try to palliate your constant lying by claiming that everybody lies "





    2: to make more bearable or less severe;


      * e.g., " ... this medicine should palliate your cough at least a little "



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    [Verb]  | "palliate" 


    1: to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses;


      * e.g., " ... don't try to palliate your constant lying by claiming that everybody lies "





    2: to make more bearable or less severe;


      * e.g., " ... this medicine should palliate your cough at least a little "



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     [ "palliate" ]

    1: To extenuate, mitigate, alleviate, lessen, abate, diminish.

      * e.g.,  ... The palliating circumstances were great to be avoided. 

     [ "Palliate" ]

    1: befriend; make a pal of

      * e.g.,  ... That psychology resident seems pretty rad, I’m going to try to palliate him. 

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