palliate

/'pælieit/
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palliate

This medicine will palliate the patient's discomfort.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To make a disease or its symptoms less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause: To provide temporary relief from suffering, especially in a medical context.
    • To make an offense or fault seem less serious or severe by providing excuses or justifications: To try to lessen the perceived gravity of a wrong or crime.
Examples of Usage
  • Verb:
    • Doctors aim to palliate the patient's pain while treating the underlying illness.
    • He tried to palliate his mistake by blaming the confusing instructions.
Advanced Usage
  • "to palliate suffering": to alleviate or ease suffering, particularly in palliative care.
    • The hospice's primary goal is to palliate suffering and provide comfort.
  • "to palliate a crime": to attempt to excuse or mitigate the seriousness of a criminal act.
    • The defense attorney sought to palliate the crime by highlighting the defendant's difficult upbringing.
Variants and Related Words
  • Palliative (adj/n): (Adjective) Relieving pain or alleviating a problem without dealing with the cause. (Noun) A drug or medical treatment that relieves symptoms.
    • The treatment was only palliative, not curative.
    • Morphine is a powerful palliative for severe pain.
  • Palliation (n): The act of palliating; alleviation.
    • The palliation of symptoms is a key aspect of hospice care.
Synonyms
  • Alleviate: To make suffering, deficiency, or a problem less severe.
  • Mitigate: To make something less severe, serious, or painful.
  • Extenuate: To make a fault or offense seem less serious by providing partial excuses (often used in legal contexts, similar to the second meaning of "palliate").
Related Phrases
  • Palliative care: Specialized medical care focused on providing relief from the symptoms and stress of a serious illness.
    • She decided to enter a palliative care program to improve her quality of life.
palliate

This medicine will palliate the patient's discomfort.

Verb
  1. provide physical relief, as from pain
    • This pill will relieve your headaches
  2. lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
    • The circumstances extenuate the crime

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