Palliate

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English

Etymology

From the Late Latin palliare "to cover with a cloak" from Latin pallium "cloak"

Pronunciation

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Transitive verb

to palliate (third-person singular simple present palliates, present participle palliating, simple past palliated, past participle palliated)

  1. To lessen the severity of; to extenuate.
  2. To make seem less serious.
  3. To relieve the symptoms of; to ameliorate.

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