English Dictionary

Definition of “palliate”

palliate (ˈpælɪˌeɪt )

to lessen the severity of (pain, disease, etc) without curing or removing; alleviate; mitigate
to cause (an offence) to seem less serious by concealing evidence; extenuate

ˌpalliˈation noun

ˈpalliˌator noun

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

Talking `much of the East ', Disraeli seemed to Haydon `to be tinged with a disposition to palliate its infamous vices.

Christopher Hibbert DISRAELI: A Personal History (2004)

WEDNESDAY Concupiscence, palliate , febrile, incommode, perfidy.

Glasgow Herald (2001)

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