palliate

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To relieve the symptoms of; to ameliorate.
    — And if there are some bankers out there who are still embarrassed by the size of their bonuses, then I propose that they palliate their guilt by giving to the Mayor's Fund for London to help deprived children in London.
  2. To hide or disguise. obsolete
  3. To cover or disguise the seriousness of (a mistake, offence etc.) by excuses and apologies. figuratively
    — April 5 1628, Bishop Joseph Hall, The Blessings, Sins, and Judgments of God's Vineyard We extenuate not our guilt : whatever we sin , we condemn it as mortal : they palliate wickedness , with the fair pretence of veniality
  4. To lessen the severity of; to extenuate, moderate, qualify. obsolete
    — "Ah, dearest!" replied he, "your spirits are exhausted,—perhaps unconsciously oppressed with the idea of that future whose pain and whose peril I have rather heightened than palliated."
  5. To placate or mollify.
    — Bradly stopped dead, too confounded to be appalled. Young Podson! Impossible! He had last seen young Podson, a bank clerk, on the seat of a pub verandah in an inland town ninety miles away, Bradly's last painting town. A noosance, young Podson, only to be palliated on a pub verandah after dinner.
  6. past participle of palliate (all senses) form-of,obsolete,participle,past
    — [the] most helpful method of its Cure, which yet if palliate and imperfect would onely make way to more fatal Sickness
形容词 adj.
  1. Hidden, concealed. obsolete
  2. (of a cure) superficial or temporary. obsolete,rare
    — All his industry and sales, did in your estate make but a palliate cure.

词形变化

palliates present,singular,third-person palliating participle,present palliated participle,past palliated past more palliate comparative most palliate superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
palliator palliatory
相关词
palla palliation palliative pallium

词源

词源 1
The verb was inherited from Middle English palliaten (“To palliate (a disease), relieve the symptoms of (a patient); to extenuate (an offense); to conceal, hide”), the adjective and participle from its participle palliat(e); further borrowed either from Middle French pallier or directly from Latin palliātus, perfect passive participle of palliō (“to cover with a cloak”)), from pallium (“a cloak”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
词源 2
The verb was inherited from Middle English palliaten (“To palliate (a disease), relieve the symptoms of (a patient); to extenuate (an offense); to conceal, hide”), the adjective and participle from its participle palliat(e); further borrowed either from Middle French pallier or directly from Latin palliātus, perfect passive participle of palliō (“to cover with a cloak”)), from pallium (“a cloak”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
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