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Definition of palliate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

palliate

verb
 
/ˈpælieɪt/
 
/ˈpælieɪt/
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they palliate
 
/ˈpælieɪt/
 
/ˈpælieɪt/
he / she / it palliates
 
/ˈpælieɪts/
 
/ˈpælieɪts/
past simple palliated
 
/ˈpælieɪtɪd/
 
/ˈpælieɪtɪd/
past participle palliated
 
/ˈpælieɪtɪd/
 
/ˈpælieɪtɪd/
-ing form palliating
 
/ˈpælieɪtɪŋ/
 
/ˈpælieɪtɪŋ/
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  1. palliate something to make a disease or an illness less painful or unpleasant without curing it
    Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin palliat- ‘cloaked’, from the verb palliare, from pallium ‘cloak’.
See palliate in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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