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palliate
verb
1. make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause; treatment works by palliating symptoms
synonyms: alleviate, ease, relieve, soothe, assuage, moderate, temper, diminish, decrease, blunt, deaden
2. allay or moderate (fears or suspicions).
3. disguise the seriousness or gravity of (an offense); there is no way to excuse or palliate his dirty deed.
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