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palliateverb to make (something) seem less bad by offering excusesdon't try to palliate your constant lying by claiming that everybody lies deodorize, excuse, explain away, extenuate, gloss (over), gloze (over), whitewash sugarcoat, varnishapologize, atone, confessaccount (for), explain, justify, rationalizeminimize, play down, soft-pedalalleviate, ease, lessen, lighten, mitigate, moderate, soften, temperabsolve, acquit, clear, exculpate, exonerate, vindicate to make more bearable or less severethis medicine should palliate your cough at least a little allay, alleviate, assuage, ease, help, mitigate, mollify, relieve, soothe abate, lighten, moderate, soften, tempercure, heal, remedyamend, correct, emend, fix, mend, rectify, reform, repairameliorate, better, enhance, enrich, improve, meliorate, perfect, refine aggravate, exacerbate harm, hurt, impair, injureheighten, intensify, sharpen in the 15th century |