音标：['pælieit]
vt. 减轻, 缓和, 掩饰(罪过等)
【医】 缓和, 减轻
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palliate的短语、例句：

palliate v[Tn] (fml 文) 1 make(esp a pain or disease) less severe or unpleasant, withoutremoving its cause; alleviate 减轻, 缓和（尤指疼痛或疾病）. 2 make (a crime, an offence, etc) seem less serious; excuse or extenuate 减轻, 掩饰（罪行、 过失等）; 为（罪行、 过失等）辩解.