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palliation
pal·li·ate P0027100 (păl′ē-āt′)tr.v. pal·li·at·ed, pal·li·at·ing, pal·li·ates 1. a. To make less severe or intense; mitigate. See Synonyms at relieve.b. To alleviate the symptoms of (a disease or disorder).2. To make (an offense or crime) seem less serious; extenuate.
[Middle English palliaten, from Late Latin palliāre, palliāt-, to cloak, palliate, from Latin pallium, cloak.]
pal′li·a′tion n.pal′li·a′tor n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | palliation - easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the causealleviation, easement, easing, relief - the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain" | | 2. | palliation - to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less seriousmitigation, extenuationreduction, step-down, diminution, decrease - the act of decreasing or reducing something |
palliationnounFreedom, especially from pain:alleviation, assuagement, ease, mitigation, relief.Translations
EncyclopediaSeepalliativepalliation
palliation (păl″ē-ā′shŭn) [L. palliare, to cloak, conceal] The alleviation of some aspects of a disease, e.g., the reduction of the pain and suffering accompanying an illness.palliation
Related to palliation: habilimentsSynonyms for palliationnoun freedom, especially from painSynonyms- alleviation
- assuagement
- ease
- mitigation
- relief
Synonyms for palliationnoun easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the causeRelated Words- alleviation
- easement
- easing
- relief
noun to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less seriousSynonymsRelated Words- reduction
- step-down
- diminution
- decrease
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