palliate

pal·li·ate

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pal-ee-eyt]
- /ˈpæl iˌeɪt/
- /ˈpæl.i.eɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pal-ee-eyt]
- /ˈpæl iˌeɪt/

Definitions of palliate word

verb with object palliate to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate. 1
verb with object palliate to try to mitigate or conceal the gravity of (an offense) by excuses, apologies, etc.; extenuate. 1
transitive verb palliate alleviate, ease 1
verb palliate to lessen the severity of (pain, disease, etc) without curing or removing; alleviate; mitigate 0
verb palliate to cause (an offence) to seem less serious by concealing evidence; extenuate 0
verb transitive palliate to lessen the pain or severity of without actually curing; alleviate; ease 0

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Origin of palliate

First appearance:

before 1540

One of the 30% oldest English words

First recorded in 1540-50, palliate is from the Late Latin word palliātus cloaked, covered. See pallium, -ate1

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Parts of speech for Palliate

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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palliate popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for palliate

verb palliate

allow for — If you allow for certain problems or expenses, you include some extra time or money in your planning so that you can deal with them if they occur.
amnestied — a general pardon for offenses, especially political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction.
anesthetize — to cause anesthesia in; give an anesthetic to
anesthetized — to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.
assuage — If you assuage an unpleasant feeling that someone has, you make them feel it less strongly.

All 54 Synonyms of palliate