palliated; palliating
Definition of palliate
1
: to reduce the violence of (a disease)
also
: to ease (symptoms) without curing the underlying disease
drugs to palliate the pain
2
: to cover by excuses and apologies
tried to palliate his blunder
3
: to moderate the intensity of
trying to palliate the boredom did nothing to palliate the bitter disputes
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The first known use of palliate was in the 15th century
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