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Showing words for PALLIATE using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Palliate

palliate

7 Letter Words for Palliate

alalite, aliptae, palaite, patella, pileata

6 Letter Words for Palliate

alaite, aletap, apalit, aplite, laelia, liplet, paella, palate, paleal, palila, pallae, pallet, pallia, pilate, pillet, platea, platie, taille, talpae, telial

5 Letter Words for Palliate

aillt, alate, aliet, alite, ileal, laeti, lapel, leapt, lepal, lepta, palea, palet, palla, palli, palta, patel, patia, pelta, petal, piala, pieta, pilea, plait, plate, pleat, talea, talli, talpa, tapia, telia, tepal, tiple

4 Letter Words for Palliate

aiel, aile, alae, alai, alap, alep, alia, apia, atap, atip, atle, atli, eila, elli, epil, epit, iaea, ilea, ital, itel, itll, laet, lait, lata, late, lati, leal, leap, leat, lepa, lila, lile, lilt, lipa, lipe, lite, paal, pail, pala, pale, pali, pall, palt, pata, pate, peai, peal, peat, pela, pell, pelt, peta, pial, piet, pila, pile, pill, pita, plat, plea, plia, plie, taal, tael, tail, tala, tale, tali, tall, tapa, tape, teal, teap, teil, tela, teli, tell, tepa, tile, till, tipe

3 Letter Words for Palliate

aal, aia, ail, ait, ala, ale, all, alp, alt, apa, ape, apl, apt, ate, atp, eat, ela, eli, ell, elt, epa, epi, eta, iaa, ile, ill, ipl, ita, laa, lai, lap, lat, lea, lei, lep, let, lie, lip, lit, pal, pat, pea, pel, pet, pia, pie, pil, pit, pli, pta, pte, taa, tai, tal, tap, tea, tel, tie, til, tip, tpi

Definitions for Palliate

[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.
[3] to lessen the severity of (pain, disease, etc) without curing or removing; alleviate; mitigate
[4] to cause (an offence) to seem less serious by concealing evidence; extenuate

Words related to Palliate

lessen, relieve, soften, soothe, disguise, whiten, allay, varnish, ease, hide, sugarcoat, assuage, mask, camouflage, mollify, white, moderate, screen, veneer, exculpate

Words nearby Palliate

palleted, palletize, pallette, pallial, palliasse, palliate, palliative, palliative care, palliative treatment, pallid, pallidal

Origin of Palliate

First recorded in 1540–50, palliate is from the Late Latin word palliātus cloaked, covered. See pallium, -ate1

Other words from Palliate

pal·li·a·tion , noun
pal·li·a·tor , noun
non·pal·li·a·tion , noun
un·pal·li·at·ed , adjective

Word origin for Palliate

C16: from Late Latin palliāre to cover up, from Latin pallium a cloak, pallium

Synonyms for Palliate

abate, allay, alleviate, assuage, camouflage, cloak, conceal, condone, cover, diminish, disguise, dissemble, ease, exculpate, excuse, extenuate, hide, justify, lessen, lighten, mask, minimize, mitigate, moderate, mollify, prettify, qualify, relieve, screen, soften, soothe, sugarcoat, temper, varnish, veil, veneer, vindicate, white, whiten, whitewash, apologize for, gloze, hush up, make light of, put on a Band-Aid, quick fix