palliate
/ˈpælɪeɪt/verb
with obj.
1- make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause减轻; 缓和（疾病, 症候）：
treatment works by palliating symptoms.
治疗在减轻症状方面有效。
1.1
- allay or moderate (fears or suspicions)减轻; 缓和（恐惧, 怀疑）：
this eliminated, or at least palliated, suspicions aroused by German unity.
这消除或至少减轻了德国统一引起的猜疑。
1.2
- disguise the seriousness or gravity of (an offence)掩饰（某种冒犯）：
there is no way to excuse or palliate his dirty deed.
对他这种肮脏的行为无法原谅也无法掩饰。
派生词
palliation
nounpalliator
noun词源
late Middle English: from late Latin palliat- 'cloaked'， from the verb palliare, from pallium 'cloak'.