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 — Pal li*ate, a. [L. palliatus, fr. pallium a cloak. See {Pall} the garment.] 1. Covered with a mantle; cloaked; hidden; disguised. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] 2. Eased; mitigated; alleviated. [Obs.] Bp. Fell. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• palliate — I (abate) verb allay, alleviate, appease, arrest, assuage, attemper, bate, bound, bring to a standstill, cease, check, circumscribe, curb, curtail, deactivate, decelerate, decrease, desist, diminish, discontinue, ease, eliminate, lenify, lessen,… …   Law dictionary

• 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 — 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

• palliate — [ pælɪeɪt] 1) Общая лексика: временно облегчать (боль, болезнь), временно облегчить, замалчивать, замолчать, извинить, извинять (преступление, вину), облегчать, оправдывать (преступление), покрыть, преуменьшать, смягчать, смягчить, покрывать 2)… …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь