palliate

/pˈalɪˌeɪt/

/pˈælɪˌeɪt/

to palliate

MAIN VERB

provide physical relief, as from pain

synonyms : alleviate

lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of

synonyms : extenuate

Examples

1. Helen had felt unspeakably guilty and had palliated her guilt by telling herself that the old woman had never asked for her help.

2. The government has to spend money on fighting this virus, and also help palliate the effects and give citizens a soft landing.

3. What kind of diseases are we going to be able to cure or at least palliate with this sort of technology?

4. And absolutely, that is an incurable tumor that we look to palliate as best as we can with multiple modalities of treatment.