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Palliate

[pal-ee-eyt]

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verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.

to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate.

to try to mitigate or conceal the gravity of (an offense) by excuses, apologies, etc.; extenuate.

Origin:
1540–50; < Late Latin palliātus cloaked, covered. See pallium, -ate¹

Related forms

pal·li·a·tion, noun

pal·li·a·tor, noun

non·pal·li·a·tion, noun

un·pal·li·at·ed, adjective

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palliate (ˈpælɪˌeɪt)

—vb
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

[C16: from Late Latin palliāre to cover up, from Latin pallium a cloak, pallium]

palli'ation

—n

'palliator

—n

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Word Origin & History

palliate

"to alleviate without curing," 1540s, from M.L. palliatus, lit. "cloaked," from pp. of L.L. palliare "cover with a cloak, conceal," from L. pallium "cloak" (see pall (n.)).

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Medical Dictionary

palliate pal·li·ate (pāl'ē-āt')
v. pal·li·at·ed, pal·li·at·ing, pal·li·ates
To reduce the severity of; to relieve somewhat.

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