palliate (verb)

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• palliate — ► VERB 1) make (the symptoms of a disease) less severe without removing the cause. 2) make (something bad) less severe. DERIVATIVES palliation noun. ORIGIN Latin palliare to cloak …   English terms dictionary

• 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 Fund… …   Wiktionary

• palliate — I (abate) verb allay, alleviate, appease, arrest, assuage, attemper, bate, bound, bring to a standstill, cease, check, circumscribe, curb, curtail, deactivate, decelerate, decrease, desist, diminish, discontinue, ease, eliminate, lenify, lessen,… …   Law dictionary

• palliate — verb 1) the treatment works by palliating symptoms Syn: alleviate, ease, relieve, soothe, take the edge off, assuage, moderate, temper, diminish, decrease, blunt, deaden 2) there is no way to palliate his dirty deed Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

• palliate — 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) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• 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

• palliate — UK [ˈpælɪeɪt] / US [ˈpælɪˌeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms palliate : present tense I/you/we/they palliate he/she/it palliates present participle palliating past tense palliated past participle palliated 1) formal to make something bad seem less …   English dictionary

• palliate — /ˈpælieɪt / (say paleeayt) verb (t) (palliated, palliating) 1. to cause (an offence, etc.) to appear less grave or heinous; extenuate; excuse: *My nephew, not only aiding and abetting those ruffians, but seeking to palliate their crimes! This is… …  

• 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

• palliate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. extenuate, excuse; mitigate, soften; relieve, ameliorate. See vindication, moderation, relief. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. apologize for, make light of, screen, hide, conceal, cover, veil, gloss over,… …   English dictionary for students

• palliate — pal|li|ate [ pæli,eıt ] verb transitive 1. ) FORMAL to make something bad seem less serious 2. ) MEDICAL to reduce the pain or other bad effects of an illness without curing it completely …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English