| Synonym Collection v1.1 | ||
| Main Entry: | palliate | |
| Part of Speech: | verb | |
| Synonyms: | allay, alleviate, apologize for, calm, cloak, conceal, conciliate, cover, diminish, disguise, ease, excuse, extenuate, glaze, gloss, gloss over, hide, lessen, lull, mitigate, moderate, mollify, relieve, soften, soothe, sugarcoat, temper, whitewash | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | extenuate | |
| Part of Speech: | verb | |
| Definition: | To conceal or make light of a fault or offense. | |
| Synonyms: | explain away, gloss over, gloze, sleek over, whitewash | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | relieve | |
| Part of Speech: | verb | |
| Definition: | To make less severe or more bearable. | |
| Synonyms: | allay, alleviate, assuage, comfort, ease, lessen, lighten, mitigate | |
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