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make-light-of
(Idiomatic) To regard without due seriousness; to joke or disregard inappropriately.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To regard without due seriousness; to joke or disregard inappropriately.
screen
To separate or sift out (fine particles of sand, for example) by means of a sieve or screen.
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  1. To separate or sift out (fine particles of sand, for example) by means of a sieve or screen.
  2. To separate, conceal, shelter, or protect, with or as with a screen
  3. To provide with a screen or screens:
hide
To conceal from the knowledge of others; keep secret
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  1. To conceal from the knowledge of others; keep secret
  2. To prevent the disclosure or recognition of; conceal:
  3. To cut off from sight; cover up:
conceal
To keep from being observed or discovered; hide.
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  1. To keep from being observed or discovered; hide.
  2. To put out of sight; hide
cover
To hide or screen from view or knowledge; conceal. Often used with up:
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  1. To hide or screen from view or knowledge; conceal. Often used with up:
  2. To defend (a position or area):
  3. To record or perform a cover of
veil
A membranous covering or part, especially a membrane surrounding the young mushrooms of certain basidiomycete fungi. In some species the membrane (called a partial veil ) extends only from the stalk to the cap. As the cap expands, the veil breaks, leaving a ring called an annulus on the stalk and often scalelike pieces on the cap. These veil remnants are important for identifying species of mushrooms.
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  1. A membranous covering or part, especially a membrane surrounding the young mushrooms of certain basidiomycete fungi. In some species the membrane (called a partial veil ) extends only from the stalk to the cap. As the cap expands, the veil breaks, leaving a ring called an annulus on the stalk and often scalelike pieces on the cap. These veil remnants are important for identifying species of mushrooms.
  2. To conceal, hide, disguise, screen, obscure, etc.
  3. To cover with or as with a veil
cloak
To cover or conceal with a cloak or something that acts like a cloak:
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  1. To cover or conceal with a cloak or something that acts like a cloak:
  2. To conceal; hide
  3. To cover with or as with a cloak
mitigate
To reduce, lessen, or decrease.
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  1. To reduce, lessen, or decrease.
  2. To make or become milder, less severe, less rigorous, or less painful; moderate
  3. To operate or work (against)
assuage
To calm (passion, anger, etc.); pacify
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  1. To calm (passion, anger, etc.); pacify
  2. To satisfy or slake (thirst, appetite, etc.)
  3. To satisfy or appease (hunger or thirst, for example).
varnish
To impart a smooth surface or appearance to, as with varnish
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  1. To impart a smooth surface or appearance to, as with varnish
  2. To give a superficial or deceptive appearance to:
  3. To cover with varnish.
veneer
To conceal, as something common or crude, with a deceptively attractive outward show.
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  1. To conceal, as something common or crude, with a deceptively attractive outward show.
  2. To give a superficially attractive appearance to
  3. To cover with a thin layer of more costly material; esp., to cover (wood) with wood of finer quality
whitewash
To conceal or gloss over (wrongdoing, for example).
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  1. To conceal or gloss over (wrongdoing, for example).
  2. To gloss over or conceal the faults or defects of; give a favorable interpretation of or a falsely virtuous appearance to
  3. To cover with whitewash
soften
To undermine or reduce the strength, morale, or resistance of.
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  1. To undermine or reduce the strength, morale, or resistance of.
  2. To make less harsh, strident, or critical:
  3. To become soft or softer.
soft-pedal
(Music) To soften or mute the tone of by depressing the soft pedal.
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  1. (Music) To soften or mute the tone of by depressing the soft pedal.
  2. (Informal) To make less emphatic, less obtrusive, less conspicuous, etc.; tone down; play down
  3. To soften or dampen the tone of (a musical instrument) by use of a special pedal
subdue
To subjugate (a region or people, for example) by military force.
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  1. To subjugate (a region or people, for example) by military force.
  2. To bring (a country) under control by force.
  3. To bring under control by physical force, persuasion, or other means; overcome:
moderate
To cause to become moderate; make less extreme, violent, etc.; restrain
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  1. To cause to become moderate; make less extreme, violent, etc.; restrain
  2. To cause to be less extreme, intense, or violent.
  3. To become moderate
gloze
To smooth over; to palliate.
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  1. To smooth over; to palliate.
  2. (Obs.) To make glosses or comments (on); explain: the original meaning
  3. To use flattery or cajolery.
exculpate
To free from blame; declare or prove guiltless
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  1. To free from blame; declare or prove guiltless
  2. To clear of suspicion; to determine the innocence of another. To clear of suspicion; to determine the innocence of another.
  3. To clear of guilt or blame.
vindicate
To defend, maintain, or insist on the recognition of (one's rights, for example).
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  1. To defend, maintain, or insist on the recognition of (one's rights, for example).
  2. To clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting arguments or proof:
  3. To defend or maintain (a cause, claim, etc.) against opposition
justify
(Law) To show an adequate reason for something done
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  1. (Law) To show an adequate reason for something done
  2. To free (a human) of the guilt and penalty attached to grievous sin. Used of God.
  3. To demonstrate or prove to be just, right, or valid:
alleviate
To reduce or decrease
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  1. To reduce or decrease
  2. To make (pain, for example) less intense or more bearable:
explain away
To dismiss or minimize by explanation, especially with regard to problems.
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  1. To dismiss or minimize by explanation, especially with regard to problems.
extenuate
(Archaic) To make thin or lean
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  1. (Archaic) To make thin or lean
  2. To lessen or appear to lessen the seriousness or extent of (an offense, for example), especially by providing partial excuses:
  3. To lessen or seem to lessen the seriousness of (an offense, guilt, etc.) by giving excuses or serving as an excuse
gloze
(Obs.) To make glosses or comments (on); explain: the original meaning
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  1. (Obs.) To make glosses or comments (on); explain: the original meaning
  2. To smooth over; to palliate.
  3. To use flattery or cajolery.
whitewash
To cover with whitewash
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  1. To cover with whitewash
  2. To gloss over or conceal the faults or defects of; give a favorable interpretation of or a falsely virtuous appearance to
  3. To paint or coat with whitewash.
allay
To calm or pacify (an emotion); set to rest:
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  1. To calm or pacify (an emotion); set to rest:
  2. To reduce the intensity of; lessen or relieve:
  3. To lessen, relieve, or alleviate (pain, grief, etc.)
alleviate
To make (pain, for example) less intense or more bearable:
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  1. To make (pain, for example) less intense or more bearable:
  2. To lessen or reduce:
assuage
To satisfy or appease (hunger or thirst, for example).
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  1. To satisfy or appease (hunger or thirst, for example).
  2. To calm (passion, anger, etc.); pacify
  3. To lessen (pain, distress, etc.); allay
comfort
To give a sense of ease to
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  1. To give a sense of ease to
  2. To soothe in distress or sorrow; ease the misery or grief of; bring consolation or hope to
  3. To ease physically; relieve:
ease
To free from pain, worry, or trouble; comfort
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  1. To free from pain, worry, or trouble; comfort
  2. To lessen in tension, speed, pain, etc.
  3. To alleviate; assuage:
lessen
To make less; to diminish; to reduce.
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  1. To make less; to diminish; to reduce.
  2. To become less; decrease:
  3. (Archaic) To belittle; minimize; disparage
lighten
To cause to flash in or as in lightning
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  1. To cause to flash in or as in lightning
  2. To lessen the severity or oppressiveness of:
  3. To alleviate; to reduce the burden of.
mitigate
To make or become milder, less severe, less rigorous, or less painful; moderate
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  1. To make or become milder, less severe, less rigorous, or less painful; moderate
  2. To operate or work (against)
  3. To reduce, lessen, or decrease.
relieve
To free from pain, anxiety, or distress:
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  1. To free from pain, anxiety, or distress:
  2. (Baseball) To serve as a relief pitcher
  3. To ease, lighten, or reduce (pain, anxiety, etc.)
Find another word for palliate. In this page you can discover 43 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for palliate, like: apologize for, make-light-of, screen, hide, conceal, cover, veil, gloss over, cloak, mitigate and assuage.

Sentence Examples

  • Manganese by itself rather lessens than increases the malleableness and, indeed, the general merit of the metal, but it is added intentionally, in quantities even as large as 1 5 to palliate the effects of sulphur and oxygen.

  • But the political dangers to be apprehended from the disruption of the English Church were sufficiently serious to palliate the fraud.

  • One great blot on his reputation is that step by step he was led on to palliate violence and crime, to the excesses of which his eyes were only opened by the massacres of September, and which ultimately overwhelmed the party of Girondists which he led.

  • palliate symptoms.

  • In spite of the weak efforts of the British government to palliate the significance of this " untoward incident," Turkey broke off diplomatic relations with the three powers concerned, and on the 10th of December Mahmud, giving full vent to his rage, issued a hatt-i-sherif denouncing the cruelty and perfidy of the Christian powers, declaring the convention of Akkerman null and void, and summoning the faithful to a holy war.

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