palliate synonyms

palliate

v.

apologize for, make light of, screen, hide, conceal, cover, veil, gloss over, cloak, mitigate, assuage, varnish, veneer, whitewash, soften, soft-pedal, subdue, moderate, gloze, bolster up, exculpate, vindicate, justify, alleviate; see also excuse, extenuate.

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