Definitions

palliate

[pal-ee-eyt] / ˈpæl iˌeɪt /

VERB

gloss over; cover up

Synonyms

STRONG

abate allay alleviate assuage camouflage cloak conceal condone cover diminish disguise dissemble ease exculpate excuse extenuate hide justify lessen lighten mask minimize mitigate moderate mollify prettify qualify relieve screen soften soothe sugarcoat temper varnish veil veneer vindicate white whiten whitewash

WEAK

apologize for gloze hush up make light of put on a Band-Aid quick fix

Antonyms

STRONG

accuse aggravate agitate allow blacken blame burden condemn darken depress disclose divulge enlarge expose extend incite increase intensify irritate lay bare let out magnify open prolong provoke reveal sentence show strip tell trouble uncover unmask upset worry worsen

Example Sentences

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Palliate, pal′i-āt, v.t. to cover, excuse, extenuate: to soften by pleading something in favour of: to mitigate.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

Come, come, these are but wyles to Palliate things, Can you believe me stupid, or an Ass?

From The Fatal Jealousie (1673) by Thorp, Willard

Shall not devotion atone for the absence of knowledge? and fervour Palliate, cover, the fault of a superstitious observance?

From Amours De Voyage by Clough, Arthur Hugh

Palliate, then, the policeman’s weak points, and as none but the brave deserve the fair, let the brave have his desert.

From Original Penny Readings A Series of Short Sketches by Fenn, George Manville

Palliate them as you may," replied the widow, gravely, "they were faults; and as such, cannot be repaired by a greater wrong.

From Jack Sheppard A Romance by Ainsworth, William Harrison

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