Palliate

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• Palliate — Pal li*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Palliated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Palliating}.] 1. To cover with a mantle or cloak; to cover up; to hide. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Being palliated with a pilgrim s coat. Sir T. Herbert. [1913 Webster] 2. To cover with… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• palliate — 1> временно облегчать (боль) 2> преуменьшать, смягчать (вину, преступление) Ex: these considerations slightly palliate his conduct эти соображения в какой то мере извиняют его поведение 3> покрывать, замалчивать …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

• palliate — v. 1) временно облегчать (боль, болезнь) 2) извинять, смягчать(преступление, вину) 3) покрывать, замалчивать Syn: see extenuate …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

• Palliate — To palliate a disease is to treat it partially and insofar as possible but not cure it completely. Palliation cloaks a disease. Palliate has several senses, including: to reduce the severity of (a disease); to moderate the intensity of something; …   Medical dictionary

• palliate — ˈpælɪeɪt гл. 1) смягчать, уменьшать; умерять (жар, пыл); облегчать Syn : mitigate, lessen, abate 2) стараться найти …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

• palliate — verb /ˈpalɪeɪt,ˈpæl.i.eɪt/ a) To relieve the symptoms of; to ameliorate. And if there are some bankers out there who are still embarrassed by the size of their bonuses, then I propose that they palliate their guilt by giving to the Mayors… …   Wiktionary

• palliate — transitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin palliatus, past participle of palliare to cloak, conceal, from Latin pallium cloak Date: 15th century 1. to reduce the violence of (a disease); also to ease (symptoms)… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• palliate — palliation, n. palliator, n. /pal ee ayt /, v.t., palliated, palliating. 1. to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate. 2. to try to mitigate or conceal the gravity of (an offense) by excuses, apologies, etc.; extenuate. [1540 50; < …   Universalium

• Palliated — Palliate Pal li*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Palliated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Palliating}.] 1. To cover with a mantle or cloak; to cover up; to hide. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Being palliated with a pilgrim s coat. Sir T. Herbert. [1913 Webster] 2. To cover …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Palliating — Palliate Pal li*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Palliated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Palliating}.] 1. To cover with a mantle or cloak; to cover up; to hide. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Being palliated with a pilgrim s coat. Sir T. Herbert. [1913 Webster] 2. To cover …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English