| NOUN | act | palliation | easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause |
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| act | palliation, extenuation, mitigation | to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious |
| Meaning | easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause. | |
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| Broader | easing, easement, alleviation, relief | The act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) |
| Spanish | paliación | |
| Catalan | pal·liació | |
| Verbs | palliate | provide physical relief, as from pain |
| Meaning | To act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious. | |
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| Synonyms | extenuation, mitigation | |
| Broader | decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down | The act of decreasing or reducing something |
| Spanish | atenuación, extenuación, mitigación | |
| Catalan | atenuació, extenuació, mitigació | |
| Verbs | palliate | lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of |
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