'Palliation' definitions:

Definition of 'palliation'

(from WordNet)
noun
Easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause
noun
To act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious [syn: extenuation, mitigation, palliation]

Definition of 'Palliation'

From: GCIDE
  • Palliation \Pal`li*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. palliation.]
  • 1. The act of palliating, or state of being palliated; extenuation; excuse; as, the palliation of faults, offenses, vices. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Mitigation; alleviation, as of a disease. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. That which cloaks or covers; disguise; also, the state of being covered or disguised. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

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