💊palliate

verb
/ˈpælieɪt/

Meaning

to make a disease, symptoms, or problem less severe without removing the cause

Example Sentences

The doctor prescribed medicine to palliate the patient's pain.

Synonyms

alleviate, ease, relieve, mitigate, soothe

Antonyms

worsen, aggravate, intensify

Collocations

palliate pain, palliate symptoms, palliate suffering, palliate disease

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