palliate
verb
[ ˈpalɪeɪt ]
• make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe without removing the cause.
• "treatment works by palliating symptoms"
Similar:
alleviate,
ease,
relieve,
soothe,
take the edge off,
assuage,
allay,
dull,
soften,
lessen,
moderate,
temper,
mitigate,
diminish,
decrease,
blunt,
deaden,
abate,
lenify,
• disguise the seriousness of (an offence).
• "there is no way to excuse or palliate his dirty deed"
Similar:
disguise,
hide,
gloss over,
conceal,
whitewash,
cover,
cover up,
camouflage,
cloak,
mask,
paper over,
varnish over,
excuse,
justify,
extenuate,
minimize,
mitigate,
make light of,
tone down,
play down,
downplay,
Origin:
late Middle English: from late Latin palliat- ‘cloaked’, from the verb palliare, from pallium ‘cloak’.