palliate
- IPA[ˈpalɪeɪt]
英式
- 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
- 釋義
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
- 2. disguise the seriousness of (an offence) there is no way to excuse or palliate his dirty deed 同義詞
- ▪ allay or moderate (fears or suspicions) this eliminated, or at least palliated, suspicions aroused by German unity
