Palliate synonyms
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apologize for
To separate or sift out (fine particles of sand, for example) by means of a sieve or screen.
To beat with a whip made from hide.
The definition of conceal means to keep something hidden or secret.
To hide or screen from view or knowledge; conceal. Often used with up:
Veil is defined as to cover or hide.
To conceal; hide
To operate or work (against)
The definition of assuage is to fulfill the needs of.
To varnish is defined as to give something or an idea a smooth or polished appearance.
To conceal, as something common or crude, with a deceptively attractive outward show.
To conceal or gloss over (wrongdoing, for example).
To attempt to persuade without being obvious about it, by understating a position so the listener takes the good points as obvious.
To overcome, as by persuasion or training; control
To cause to become moderate; make less extreme, violent, etc.; restrain
(Obs.) To make glosses or comments (on); explain: the original meaning
bolster up
To clear of suspicion; to determine the innocence of another.
To vindicate is defined as to clear someone of criticism or blame.
To reduce or decrease
excuse (related)
To permit to leave
extenuate (related)
To lessen or appear to lessen the seriousness or extent of (an offense, for example), especially by providing partial excuses:
The definition of allay means to make better or decrease something that is unpleasant.
(Intransitive) To become calm.
To regain or try to regain (friendship or goodwill) by pleasant behavior.
(Music) To reduce (a perfect or a minor interval) by a half step
To change the appearance of (a person or thing) so as to hide, or to assume an identity.
To alleviate; assuage:
To fit, furnish, or secure with glass:
To apply a gloss to:
Lull is defined as to calm or soothe.
To soothe the temper of; pacify; appease
To furnish assistance or aid to:
To make (something disagreeable) seem more acceptable or less unpleasant, as by using flattery, euphemism, etc.
(Archaic) To combine in due proportions; to constitute; to compose.
accuse (antonym)
To prosecute.
blame (antonym)
(Usually followed by "for") To assert or consider that someone is the cause of something negative; to place blame, to attribute responsibility (for something negative or for doing something negative).
condemn (antonym)
To force (someone) to experience, endure, or do something:
explain away
To dismiss or minimize by explanation, especially with regard to problems.
To conceal or make light of a fault or offense
(Law) To help; aid
To make less heavy:
show (related)
(Slang) To make an appearance; show up:
increase (related)
To cause to become greater in size, amount, degree, etc.; add to; augment
make-light-of
(Idiomatic) To regard without due seriousness; to joke or disregard inappropriately.
Find another word for palliate. In this page you can discover 50 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for palliate, like: apologize for, screen, hide, conceal, cover, veil, gloss over, cloak, mitigate, assuage and varnish.