palliate
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iˌeɪt verb (used with object), pal·li·at·ed, pal·li·at·ing.
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.
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palliate (ˈpælɪˌeɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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, | |
| palli'ation | |
| —n | |
| 'palliator | |
| —n | |
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Palliate
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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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Example sentences
To speak outright; not to palliate or gloss over the matter.
Radiation therapy may be used to palliate central disease or distant metastases.
But it also behoves the world to admit that that is what it is bringing about, and not palliate the facts by finer words.
Conversely, the custom of a glass of milk before bed may slightly palliate an impending hangover.
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