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palliate

/ˈpælieɪt/verb

उच्चारण पैलिएट

(पीड़ा या लक्षण) कम करना, शमन करना

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verbpalliates, palliating, palliated
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sth medical

    to reduce the bad effects of an illness or a problem without curing it

    (पीड़ा या लक्षण) कम करना, शमन करना

    • Doctors can palliate the pain even when the disease cannot be cured.
    • measures to palliate the effects of the drought

    Synonyms alleviate ease relieve mitigate soothe

    Opposite aggravate worsen intensify exacerbate

  2. 2

    [T] ~ sth formal

    to make a crime or wrong behaviour seem less serious

    (अपराध या गलती को) हल्का करके दिखाना

    • Nothing can palliate such cruelty.

    Synonyms excuse extenuate gloss over

◇Word family
palliative adjectivepalliative nounpalliation noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

alleviate ease relieve mitigate soothe excuse extenuate gloss over

Antonyms

aggravate worsen intensify exacerbate

§Grammar and usage

Usage: The adjective palliative is common in 'palliative care', which is treatment that relieves pain in people with serious illnesses that cannot be cured.

Usage में adjective palliative 'palliative care' में बहुत प्रचलित है, जिसका अर्थ है गंभीर और लाइलाज रोगों से ग्रस्त लोगों की पीड़ा कम करने वाला उपचार।