Definitions | palliate |
| verb (palliat, ing)
- To lessen the severity of; to extenuate.
- To cause to seem less serious.
- To relieve the symptoms of; to ameliorate.
- To cover by excuses and apologies.
Etymology: From palliare "to cover with a cloak", from pallium "cloak"
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