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palliate

verb

/ˈpælieɪt/

Meaning

to make a disease, symptoms, or problem less severe without removing the cause

The doctor prescribed medicine to palliate the patient's pain.

alleviate, ease, relieve, mitigate, soothe

worsen, aggravate, intensify

palliate pain, palliate symptoms, palliate suffering, palliate disease

To fill a place with sound; to be celebrated or talked about widely.

to weaken or damage something, especially a function or ability

To make a loud, harsh sound like a donkey.

To travel or wander from place to place.

To disappear or cause to disappear gradually; to scatter or disperse; to waste or squander.

to carry out a task badly or carelessly