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Palliate (Verb)

Provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches".

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

The medication is designed to palliate symptoms of chronic pain and inflammation in patients.
The new pain management program aims to palliate the suffering of terminally ill patients.
Heat therapy can help palliate muscle spasms and reduce tension.
The palliative care team worked tirelessly to palliate the patient's discomfort during her final days.
Over-the-counter painkillers can palliate minor injuries and reduce fever.

Lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime".

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

The doctor couldn't heal the wound but was able to palliate the pain with medication and rest.
Efforts to palliate the effects of the storm were hindered by heavy rain and flooding.
New company policies were introduced to palliate the stress and workload of employees.
The apology was an attempt to palliate her hurt feelings, but it didn't work entirely.
Charities and volunteers worked to palliate the suffering of the homeless during the winter months.