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- [pal-ee-eyt]
- /ˈpæl iˌeɪt/
- /pælɪˈeɪʃn/
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- [pal-ee-eyt]
- /ˈpæl iˌeɪt/
Definitions of palliation word
- verb with object palliation to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate. 1
- verb with object palliation to try to mitigate or conceal the gravity of (an offense) by excuses, apologies, etc.; extenuate. 1
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Origin of palliation
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1540-50, palliate is from the Late Latin word palliātus cloaked, covered. See pallium, -ate1
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Parts of speech for Palliation
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
palliation popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for palliation
noun palliation
- alleviation — an alleviating or being alleviated
- assuagement — to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate: to assuage one's grief; to assuage one's pain.
- cop-out — an act or instance of copping out; reneging; evasion: The governor's platform was a cop-out.
- copout — an act or instance of copping out; reneging; evasion: The governor's platform was a cop-out.
- forgiveness — act of forgiving; state of being forgiven.
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