palliator

Variant of palliate

palliate definition

pal·li·ate (pal′ē āt′)

transitive verb palliated -·at′ed, palliating -·at′·ing

  1. to lessen the pain or severity of without actually curing; alleviate; ease
  2. 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

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