palliate

Definition of Palliate in English :

1. extenuate, mitigate, palliate

lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of

Example Sentences:
'The circumstances extenuate the crime'

provide physical relief, as from pain

Example Sentences:
'This pill will relieve your headaches'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Palliate

verb (transitive)

1.

to lessen the severity of (pain, disease, etc) without curing or removing; alleviate; mitigate

2.

to cause (an offence) to seem less serious by concealing evidence; extenuate

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈpalliˌated or ˈpalliˌating

1.

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

2.

to make appear less serious or offensive; excuse; extenuate

tr.v. pal·li·at·ed, pal·li·at·ing, pal·li·ates

1.

a. To make less severe or intense; mitigate. See Synonyms at relieve.

b. To alleviate the symptoms of (a disease or disorder).

2. To make (an offense or crime) seem less serious; extenuate.