Associations to the word «Palliate»
Noun
- Gloss
- Excuse
- Decency
- Misconduct
- Censure
- Defect
- Evil
- Excess
- Guilt
- Plea
- Fault
- Offence
- Conduct
- Circumstance
- Apology
- Temper
- Crime
- Error
- Praise
- Cure
- Attempt
- Symptom
- Sympathy
- Sin
- Vice
- Truth
- Sentiment
- Execution
- Weakness
- Seek
- Ease
- Virtue
- Slavery
- Principle
- Desire
- Consequence
- Worse
- Failure
- Hope
- Spirit
- Nature
- Disease
- Terror
- Reign
- Quality
- Account
- Opinion
- Measure
- Nation
- Character
- Constitution
- But
- Instance
- Justice
- Beauty
- Disorder
- Murder
- Gentleman
- Fact
- Nothing
- Cancer
- Wish
- View
Verb
Wiktionary
PALLIATE, adjective. (obsolete) Cloaked; hidden, concealed. [15th-17th c.]
PALLIATE, adjective. (obsolete) Eased; mitigated; alleviated.
PALLIATE, verb. To relieve the symptoms of; to ameliorate. [from 15th c.]
PALLIATE, verb. (obsolete) To hide or disguise. [16th-19th c.]
PALLIATE, verb. To cover or disguise the seriousness of (a mistake, offence etc.) by excuses and apologies. [from 17th c.]
PALLIATE, verb. (obsolete) To lessen the severity of; to extenuate, moderate, qualify. [17th-18th c.]
PALLIATE, verb. To placate or mollify. [from 17th c.]
Dictionary definition
PALLIATE, verb. Lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime".
PALLIATE, verb. Provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches".
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.