palliate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Related terms 1.4 References

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Late Latin palliare (“‘to cover with a cloak’”), from Latin pallium (“‘cloak’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Verb

to palliate (third-person singular simple present palliates, present participle palliating, simple past and past participle palliated)

1. To lessen the severity of; to extenuate.
2. To cause to seem less serious.
3. To relieve the symptoms of; to ameliorate.
4. To cover by excuses and apologies.

[edit] Related terms

• palliation
• palliative
• pallium

[edit] References

• Paternoster, Lewis M. and Frager-Stone, Ruth. Three Dimensions of Vocabulary Growth. Second Edition. Amsco School Publications: USA. 1998.