palliation

English Thesaurus

1. to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious (noun.act)

hypernym	:	decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down,
definition	:	the act of decreasing or reducing something (noun.act)

2. easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause (noun.act)

hypernym	:	alleviation, easement, easing, relief,
definition	:	the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) (noun.act)

3. to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious (noun.act)

derivation	:	extenuate, mitigate, palliate,
definition	:	lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (verb.communication)

4. easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause (noun.act)

derivation	:	alleviate, assuage, palliate, relieve,
definition	:	provide physical relief, as from pain (verb.body)

5. to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious (noun.act)

derivation	:	extenuate, mitigate, palliate,
definition	:	lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (verb.communication)

6. easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause (noun.act)

derivation	:	alleviate, assuage, palliate, relieve,
definition	:	provide physical relief, as from pain (verb.body)