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