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to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses<donʼt try to palliate your constant lying by claiming that everybody lies>Synonymsexcuse, extenuate, gloss (over), gloze (over), whitewashRelated Wordssugarcoat, varnish; apologize, atone, confess; explain, justify, rationalize; alleviate, lessen, lighten, mitigate, moderate, soften, temper; absolve, acquit, clear, exculpate, exonerate, vindicate
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to make more bearable or less severe<this medicine should palliate your cough at least a little>— see help 2
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