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palliate
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[ˈpalɪeɪt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe without removing the cause
(e.g: treatment works by palliating symptoms)
- disguise the seriousness of (an offence)
(e.g: there is no way to excuse or palliate his dirty deed)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from late Latin palliat- ‘cloaked’, from the verb palliare, from pallium ‘cloak’
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