palliate
21palliate — pal·li·ate || pælɪeɪt v. alleviate, ease, relieve; allay, lessen; mitigate, moderate, make less severe …
22palliate — [ palɪeɪt] verb 1》 make (the symptoms of a disease) less severe without removing the cause. 2》 mitigate or disguise (something bad). Derivatives palliation noun palliator noun Origin ME: from late L. palliat , palliare to cloak , from pallium… …
23palliate — v. a. 1. Extenuate, excuse, gloss, apologize for, lessen, cover, cloak, hide, conceal. 2. Allay, ease, soothe, mitigate, moderate, assuage, alleviate, soften, abate, mollify, lessen, diminish, relieve, dull, blunt, quiet, still, quell …
24palliate — verb (T) formal 1 to reduce the unpleasant effects of illness, pain etc without curing them 2 to make a bad situation seem better than it really is by giving excuses palliation noun (U) …
25palliate — v .1. extenuate, minimize, make light of, soft pedal, tone down, play down, downplay; justify, excuse, rationalize, apologize for, make allowances for; whitewash, cover up, gild, color, varnish, gloss over, smooth over, veneer; lighten, soften,… …
26palliate — pal·li·ate …
27palliate — v.t. mitigate; ease; relieve but not cure; excuse. ♦ palliation, n. ♦ palliative, n. & a. ♦ palliatory, a …
28palliate — v.tr. 1 alleviate (disease) without curing it. 2 excuse, extenuate. Derivatives: palliation n. palliator n. Etymology: LL palliare to cloak f. pallium cloak …
29Palliated — Palliate Pal li*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Palliated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Palliating}.] 1. To cover with a mantle or cloak; to cover up; to hide. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Being palliated with a pilgrim s coat. Sir T. Herbert. [1913 Webster] 2. To cover …
30Palliating — Palliate Pal li*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Palliated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Palliating}.] 1. To cover with a mantle or cloak; to cover up; to hide. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Being palliated with a pilgrim s coat. Sir T. Herbert. [1913 Webster] 2. To cover …
