palliates

verb

present tense third-person singular of palliate
1
as in justifies
to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses don't try to palliate your constant lying by claiming that everybody lies

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2
as in relieves
to make more bearable or less severe this medicine should palliate your cough at least a little

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palliates
  1. justifies
  2. relieves
  3. excuses
  4. alleviates
  5. explains
  6. soothes
  7. eases
  8. mitigates
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  • The highest completion rate in the test still belonged to Opus, and the hardest work still justifies frontier pricing.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • But the evidence does not support the claim that noncitizen voting is occurring at a scale that justifies burdening millions of eligible Americans or overriding state election systems with a sweeping federal mandate.
    — Reid Ribble, Time, 8 July 2026
Definition of justifies
Verb
  • Getting those details right is often what determines whether debt relief actually relieves anything.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • Seawater relieves muscle tension and both physical and emotional stress.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026
Definition of relieves
Verb
  • In another instance, Mecklenburg allegedly excuses skeptical grand jurors from serving after arguing with them.
    — Hannah Meisel, CBS News, 9 June 2026
  • With no more patients in the waiting room, Dua excuses herself to see Haynes in the OR, where medical resident Lee has begun the procedure.
    — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 8 June 2026
Definition of excuses
Verb
  • Extensive clinical and user trials have found that the topical helps skin appear smoother, cuts back on fine lines and wrinkles like crow’s feet, alleviates redness, and doesn’t clog pores all the while.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 14 July 2026
  • Mild compression, between eight to 15 mmHg, alleviates general discomfort and tiredness.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
Definition of alleviates
Verb
  • Lobello explains why soccer is such an efficient form of exercise and what the World Cup could mean for adults looking to get active.
    — Nicole Williams, AJC.com, 14 July 2026
  • While sharing her Beauty Secrets with Vogue, the 20-year-old explains that the bittersweet ballad was inspired by a Japanese phrase that means, essentially, everything beautiful is temporary.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 14 July 2026
Definition of explains
Verb
  • Nothing soothes the soul quite like the sun and sand — and, for some people, a giant shade canopy, indoor couch and a table decked out with flatware and a fancy meal.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Though more popular for your skin, when applied to your scalp and strands, the ingredient sloughs off buildup, soothes irritation, reduces dandruff, and controls oil production.
    — Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 5 July 2026
Definition of soothes
Verb
  • Kevin Rodriguez eases past Jamal Musiala to flick the ball into the corridor of uncertainty between Manuel Neuer and Jonathan Tah, who had already had a miscommunication earlier in the game.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Departing from Moynihan Train Hall in the heart of Manhattan, the train eases out from beneath the skyline before slipping into New Jersey, where city boroughs gradually give way to quieter suburbs.
    — Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2026
Definition of eases
Verb
  • This approach mitigates the need to offer costly incentives to exhausted drivers working past sunset.
    — Christopher S. Tang, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
  • Details of the case demonstrate how the FBI detects drones and then mitigates the threat.
    — Kelly O'Donnell, NBC news, 5 July 2026
Definition of mitigates
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