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English noun: palliation | |||
| 1. | palliation (act) easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alleviation, easement, easing, relief | ||
| 2. | palliation (act) to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious | ||
| Synonyms | extenuation, mitigation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down | ||
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