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palliate

/pal-ee-eyt/US // ˈpæl iˌeɪt //UK // (ˈpælɪˌeɪt) //

缓和,缓和一下,缓解,姑息

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    pal·li·at·ed, pal·li·at·ing.

    • : to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate.
    • : to try to mitigate or conceal the gravity of by excuses, apologies, etc.; extenuate.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbgloss over; cover up
Synonyms
abate消减,削减,缩减,减轻allay缓解,安抚,缓和,劝说alleviate减轻,纾解,缓解,缓和assuage抚慰,劝慰,抚平,安抚camouflage伪装,迷彩,迷彩画,迷彩服cloak披风,大氅,大衣,外衣conceal掩盖,掩饰,隐瞒,隐蔽condone纵容,宽恕,容忍,宽容cover覆盖,掩护,报道,涵盖diminish减弱,贬低,减轻,削弱disguise伪装,掩饰,伪装成,隐蔽性dissemble散发,传播,散布,分散ease缓解,减轻,舒适度,舒适exculpate开脱罪责,开脱,开脱罪名,开脱责任excuse托辞,借口,托词,原谅我extenuate天真无邪,天真无邪的,全心全意,全心全意的hide隐藏,隐藏起来,隐蔽justify证明,证明是正确的,圆满解决,圆满完成lessen减轻,减少,减轻了,减低lighten减轻,淡化,减淡,减弱mask面罩,面具,掩码,掩饰minimize减少mitigate缓解,减轻,减轻影响,缓和moderate温和的,温和,温文尔雅,温顺的mollify劝解,劝慰,抚慰,劝说prettify矫饰,矫枉过正,矫治,妆点qualify有资格,有资格的,符合条件,符合条件的relieve纾解,纾缓,缓解,纾解了screen筛选,屏幕,屏风,筛查soften变得柔和,变得柔软,变得柔和了,变得柔和起来soothe抚慰,安抚,舒缓,劝慰sugarcoat糖衣炮弹,糖衣,糖衣陷阱,涂脂抹粉temper节制,回火,脾气,锻炼varnish清漆,漆面,油漆,漆veil面纱,遮盖物,幔子,纱幔veneer饰面,饰面层,饰面材料,饰面板vindicate平反,平反昭雪,平反一切,平反冤假错案white白色,白,白色的,白的whiten增白,白化,漂白,美白whitewash粉饰,粉刷,刷新,擦亮apologize for表示歉意,致歉,歉意,歉意的是gloze凝视,凝视着,凝结,凝神静气hush up闭口不言,闭上嘴巴,闭口不谈,嘘嘘make light of一笑置之,一笑泯恩仇,一笑了之,一笑而过put on a band-aid贴上创可贴,贴创可贴,创可贴quick fix快速解决,快速修复,迅速解决,迅速修复
Antonyms

Examples

  • For others, the choice instead is to palliate reality through alcohol or other assorted fixes.

  • A lawyer would try to defend, or palliate, my act from the standpoint of the law.

  • This was a political fault, which no circumstances can palliate.

  • Pulsatilla is the proper medicine to palliate and regulate the symptoms.

  • Later in the case, though Nux may palliate, it will not cure.

  • To palliate on such grounds is to believe in the irresponsibility of motives, which should transcend times and occasions.