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palliate
Overview of verb palliate
The verb palliate has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. extenuate, palliate, mitigate -- (lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime")
2. relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage -- (provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches")
Antonyms of verb palliate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb palliate
2 senses of palliate
Sense 1
extenuate, palliate, mitigate
=> apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise
=> defend, support, fend for
=> argue, reason
=> present, represent, lay out
=> state, say, tell
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sense 2
relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage
=> better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
=> change, alter, modify
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb palliate
1 of 2 senses of palliate
Sense 2
relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage
=> soothe
=> comfort, ease
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb palliate
2 senses of palliate
Sense 1
extenuate, palliate, mitigate
=> apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise
Sense 2
relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage
=> better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
'Cause To' of verb palliate
Derived Forms of verb palliate
2 senses of palliate
Sense 1
extenuate, palliate, mitigate
RELATED TO>(noun) palliation#2
=> extenuation, mitigation, palliation
Sense 2
relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage
RELATED TO>(adj) palliative#1
=> alleviative, alleviatory, lenitive, mitigative, mitigatory, palliative
RELATED TO>(noun) palliation#1
=> palliation
Domain of verb palliate
1 of 2 senses of palliate
Sense 1
extenuate, palliate, mitigate
TOPIC>(noun) law#2, jurisprudence#2
Domain Terms of verb palliate
Familiarity of verb palliate
palliate used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb palliate
2 senses of palliate
Sense 1
extenuate, palliate, mitigate
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb palliate
2 senses of palliate
Sense 1
extenuate, palliate, mitigate
> apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise
=> color, colour, gloss
=> plead
=> extenuate, palliate, mitigate
Sense 2
relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage
> better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
=> relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage
=> help, aid
=> regenerate, revitalize
=> enrich
=> build up, develop
=> turn around
=> help
=> upgrade
=> condition
=> emend
=> iron out, straighten out, put right
=> enhance
=> repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on
=> reform
=> reform
=> fancify, beautify, embellish, prettify
=> build
=> perfect, hone
=> polish, refine, fine-tune, down
=> purify, sublimate, make pure, distill
=> fructify
=> raise, lift
=> advance
=> upgrade
=> educate
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb palliate
Sense 1
extenuate, palliate, mitigate
=> apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise
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Sense 2
relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage
=> better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
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Grep of verb palliate
palliate
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