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1. Oxford Dictionary

   palliate

   • IPA[ˈpalɪeɪt]

   英式

   • v.
     make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe without removing the cause；disguise the seriousness of (an offence)

   • verb: palliate, 3rd person present: palliates, gerund or present participle: palliating, past tense: palliated, past participle: palliated

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe without removing the cause treatment works by palliating symptoms pharmaceutical drugs palliate, they do not cure 同義詞 alleviate, ease, relieve, soothe, take the edge off, ... 更多assuage, allay, dull, soften, lessen, moderate, temper, mitigate, diminish, decrease, blunt, deaden, abate, rarelenify
   • 2. disguise the seriousness of (an offence) there is no way to excuse or palliate his dirty deed 同義詞 disguise, hide, gloss over, conceal, whitewash, ... 更多cover, cover up, camouflage, cloak, mask, paper over, varnish over, excuse, justify, extenuate, minimize, mitigate, make light of, tone down, play down, downplay
   • ▪ allay or moderate (fears or suspicions) this eliminated, or at least palliated, suspicions aroused by German unity
3. • 更多解釋

   palliate

   • IPA[ˈpalēˌāt]

   美式

   • v.
     make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause: treatment works by palliating symptoms

   Oxford American Dictionary