palliate

动词 palliate:

1. lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
   同义词：extenuate, mitigate
2. provide physical relief, as from pain
   同义词：relieve, alleviate, assuage

pal.li.ate

v.tr.（及物动词）
pal.li.at.ed,pal.li.at.ing,pal.li.ates
To make (an offense or crime) seem less serious; extenuate.
减轻，缓和：减轻痛苦，掩饰罪过；减轻
To make less severe or intense; mitigate:
掩饰：使不那么严重或紧张；缓和：
例句：
tried unsuccessfully to palliate the widespread discontent.
不成功地尽力去减轻普遍的不满

To relieve the symptoms of a disease or disorder.
减轻：减轻疾病或小病的征兆

来源：
Middle English palliaten
中古英语 palliaten
from Late Latin palli3re palli3t- [to cloak, palliate]
源自 后期拉丁语 palli3re palli3t- [包庇，减轻，掩饰]
from Latin pallium [cloak]
源自 拉丁语 pallium [包庇]

【引伸】
pal.lia.tion
n.（名词）
pal.lia.tor
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>palliate,extenuate,gloss,gloze,whitewashThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to cause a fault or offense to seem less grave or less reprehensible.:
这些动词所共有的中心意思是：.使错误或罪过看起来不那么严重和应受谴责.：
例句：
palliate a crime;
减轻罪过；

例句：
couldn`t extenuate the malfeasance;
不能掩饰罪过；

例句：
glossing over an unethical transaction;
掩饰不合理的交易；

例句：
glozing sins and iniquities;
掩饰罪过和罪恶；

例句：
whitewashed official complicity in political extortion. See also Synonyms at relieve
掩饰政治纠纷中的官方冲突 参见同义词 relieve