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palliate::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | extenuate, mitigate |
| Type of | excuse, rationalise, apologize, apologise, rationalize |
| Derivation | palliation |
Examples of palliate
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The daily press publishes vice, no doubt, but it does not idealise or palliate.
From the guardian.co.uk
The wording is symbolic of past administrations'attempts to palliate reality, he says.
From the freep.com
At the very best, he might midly palliate some of the recessionary pain.
From the economist.com
Conventional medicine can treat and often palliate such conditions, but it cannot cure them.
From the scienceblogs.com
He attempts to palliate her crazy driving by turning his yelps of terror into stirring tally hos.
From the guardian.co.uk
Organizations for writers palliate the writer's loneliness but I doubt if they improve his writing.
From the theatlantic.com
They can palliate-make people feel better-but never cure.
From the scienceblogs.com
Most patients with glioblastoma take a corticosteroid, typically dexamethasone, during their illness to palliate symptoms.
From the en.wikipedia.org
But the Ayatullah's political clout didn't palliate the anger of Mousavi's supporters, who were sure the election had been snatched from their grasp.
From the time.com
- Extenuate: lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime"
- Relieve: provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"
- (palliation) easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause
- (palliation) extenuation: to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
- (Palliation) Palliative care (from Latin palliare, to cloak) is any form of medical care or treatment that concentrates on reducing the severity of disease symptoms, rather than striving to halt, delay, or reverse progression of the disease itself or provide a cure. ...
- To relieve the symptoms of; to ameliorate. [from 15th c.]; To hide or disguise. [16th-19th c.]; To cover or disguise the seriousness of (a mistake, offence etc.) by excuses and apologies. [from 17th c.]; To lessen the severity of; to extenuate, moderate, qualify. [17th-18th c. ...
- (palliation) The alleviation of a disease's symptoms without a cure; temporary relief
- (palliation) form of chemotherapy intended to alleviate symptoms rather than cure the disease
- (Palliation (pal ee A shun)) The relief of pain without an intent to cure disease.
