palliation

Definition of Palliation in English :

1. palliation

easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause

to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Palliation

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.