Thesaurus: palliation

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1. n. The act of palliating, or state of being palliated; extenuation; excuse; as, the palliation of faults, offenses, vices.
2. n. Mitigation; alleviation, as of a disease.
3. n. That which cloaks or covers; disguise; also, the state of being covered or disguised.
4. n. easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause
5. n. to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
6. 1. The act of palliating, or state of being palliated; extenuation; excuse; as, the palliation of faults, offenses, vices. 2. Mitigation; alleviation, as of a disease. Bacon. 3. That which cloaks or covers; disguise; also, the state of being covered or disguised. [Obs.]
7. n. easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause