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Palliate

ˈpalieɪt

Palliate definitions

verb

Inflections:

palliate palliated palliates palliating

make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe without removing the cause

"treatment works by palliating symptoms"

Synonyms:
alleviate ease relieve soothe take the edge off assuage allay dull soften lessen moderate temper mitigate diminish decrease blunt deaden abate
disguise the seriousness of (an offence)

"there is no way to excuse or palliate his dirty deed"

Synonyms:
disguise hide gloss over conceal whitewash cover cover up camouflage cloak mask paper over varnish over
- allay or moderate (fears or suspicions)
  
  "this eliminated, or at least palliated, suspicions aroused by German unity"