palliate
palliate
Definition
pal·li·ate (pal′ē āt′)
transitive verb -·at′ed, -·at′·ing
- to lessen the pain or severity of without actually curing; alleviate; ease
- to make appear less serious or offensive; excuse; extenuate
Etymology: < pp. of LL palliare, to conceal, cloak, back-form. < L palliatus, cloaked < pallium, a cloak
pal′·lia′·tion noun
pal′·lia′·tor noun
palliate
Synonyms
palliate
v.
palliate
Usage Examples
Object
- symptom: Sometimes it is a very dangerous act to palliate symptoms.
Modifying Another Word
- effectively: Clinical symptoms were effectively palliated in all five patients.
palliate Quotes
If the changes we fear be thus irresistible, what remains but to acquiesce with silence, as in the other insurmountable distresses of humanity? It remains that we retard what we cannot repel, that we palliate what we cannot cure.
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