palliate
Kelime Anlamı :

1. hafifletmek.
2. dindirmek.
3. mazur göstermek.
4. teskin etmek.
5. hafifletmek teskin etmek.
6. (kabahat, hakaret v.b.'ni) önemsizmiş gibi göstermek.
7. (hastalık, zorluk v.b.'ni) hafifletmek.
8. örtbas etmek.
9. palliationözür.
10. Hafifletmek (hastalık, v.s.), teskin etmek, yatıştırmak.
Tanımlar :
1. to make (an offense or crime) seem less serious; extenuate.
2. to make less severe or intense; mitigate: tried unsuccessfully to palliate the widespread discontent.
3. to relieve the symptoms of a disease or disorder.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. covered with a mantle; cloaked; hidden; disguised.
2. eased; mitigated; alleviated.
3. to cover with a mantle or cloak; to cover up; to hide.
4. to cover with excuses; to conceal the enormity of, by excuses and apologies; to extenuate.
5. to reduce in violence; to lessen or abate; to mitigate; to ease without curing.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
2. provide physical relief, as from pain
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.