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palliate

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palliate
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; < LL palliatus cloaked, covered. See PALLIUM, -ATE1]

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  • Palliate — Pal li*ate, a. [L. palliatus, fr. pallium a cloak. See {Pall} the garment.] 1. Covered with a mantle; cloaked; hidden; disguised. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] 2. Eased; mitigated; alleviated. [Obs.] Bp. Fell. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Palliate — To palliate a disease is to treat it partially and insofar as possible but not cure it completely. Palliation cloaks a disease. Palliate has several senses, including: to reduce the severity of (a disease); to moderate the intensity of something; …   Medical dictionary

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  • palliate — verb /ˈpalɪeɪt,ˈpæl.i.eɪt/ a) To relieve the symptoms of; to ameliorate. And if there are some bankers out there who are still embarrassed by the size of their bonuses, then I propose that they palliate their guilt by giving to the Mayors… …   Wiktionary

  • palliate — 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)… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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