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- Dictionarypalliate/ˈpalɪeɪt/
verb
- 1. make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe without removing the cause: "treatment works by palliating symptoms" Similar
- 2. disguise the seriousness of (an offence): "there is no way to excuse or palliate his dirty deed" Similar
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PALLIATE definition: 1. to reduce the bad effects of something: 2. to reduce pain without curing its cause: 3. to…. Learn more.
The meaning of PALLIATE is to reduce the violence of (a disease); also : to ease (symptoms) without curing the underlying disease. How to use palliate in a sentence. Did you know?
Palliate is the word to use when you want to make something feel or seem better. Palliate doesn’t mean “cure” or “solve.” Instead, something that palliates relieves the symptoms or consequences of something, without addressing the underlying cause.
PALLIATE meaning: 1. to reduce the bad effects of something: 2. to reduce pain without curing its cause: 3. to…. Learn more.
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. [C16: from Late Latin palliāre to cover up, from Latin pallium a cloak, pallium] ˌpalliˈation n. ˈpalliˌator n.
Palliate definition: to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate. . See examples of PALLIATE used in a sentence.
Palliate definition: To make (an offense or crime) seem less serious; extenuate.
Definition of palliate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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. [...] More. Conjugations of 'palliate' present simple: I palliate, you palliate [...] past simple: I palliated, you palliated [...] past participle: palliated. More
palliate in American English. (ˈpæliˌeit) transitive verb Word forms: -ated, -ating. 1. to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate. 2. to try to mitigate or conceal the gravity of (an offense) by excuses, apologies, etc.; extenuate.
