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noun
The alleviation of a disease's symptoms without a cure; temporary relief.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Extenuation; mitigation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: extenuation, mitigation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
noun
easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: easing, easement, alleviation, relief
History
Borrowed from Middle French palliation, from Latin palliare (“to cloak; to conceal”), from Latin pallium (“cloak”). By surface analysis, palliate + -ion.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
