palliate (Meaning)
palliate (v)
lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
provide physical relief, as from pain
palliate (a.)
Covered with a mant/e; cloaked; disguised.
Eased; mitigated; alleviated.
palliate (v. t.)
To cover with a mantle or cloak; to cover up; to hide.
To cover with excuses; to conceal the enormity of, by excuses and apologies; to extenuate; as, to palliate faults.
To reduce in violence; to lessen or abate; to mitigate; to ease withhout curing; as, to palliate a disease.
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palliate Sentence Examples
- The medication aimed to palliate her pain and discomfort.
- The doctor prescribed a topical ointment to palliate the itching and inflammation.
- The hospice provided palliative care to ease her suffering during her final days.
- Palliative treatments can improve the quality of life for patients with terminal illnesses.
- The nurse's gentle touch palliated the patient's anxiety.
- Warm baths and aromatherapy can palliate stress and tension.
- The therapist used mindfulness techniques to palliate her client's emotional distress.
- The support group offered a safe space for individuals to palliate their grief.
- Palliative approaches focus on symptom management rather than cure.
- The legislation aimed to palliate the financial burden associated with long-term care.
FAQs About the word palliate
lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of, provide physical relief, as from painCovered with a mant/e; cloaked; disguised., Eased; mitigated; alle
extenuate,excuse, justify, explain, explain away, atone, deodorize, gloss (over), confess, alleviate
exacerbate, aggravate, hurt, harm, injure, exacerbate,impair, aggravate, injure, harm
The medication aimed to palliate her pain and discomfort.
The doctor prescribed a topical ointment to palliate the itching and inflammation.
The hospice provided palliative care to ease her suffering during her final days.
Palliative treatments can improve the quality of life for patients with terminal illnesses.
