palliate
/ˈpælieɪt/
verb
- To make a disease or its symptoms less severe without curing it.
- The medication helps palliate the pain from arthritis.
- Palliative care aims to palliate suffering in serious illness.
- Doctors focus on palliating symptoms when a cure is not possible.
- To make an offense or problem seem less serious or more acceptable.
- She attempted to palliate the bad news with a hopeful note.
- The company's apology did little to palliate the public's anger.
- He tried to palliate his mistake by blaming the weather.