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Mind_your_head Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-19-08 06:07 PM
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not a palliative:

palliate


Main Entry: pal·li·ate
Pronunciation: \ˈpa-lē-ˌāt\

Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): pal·li·at·ed; pal·li·at·ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin palliatus, past participle of palliare to cloak, conceal, from Latin pallium cloak
Date: 15th century

1: to reduce the violence of (a disease); also : to ease (symptoms) without curing the underlying disease
2: to cover by excuses and apologies

3: to moderate the intensity of <trying to palliate the boredom>
— pal·li·a·tion \ˌpa-lē-ˈā-shən\ noun
— pal·li·a·tor \ˈpa-lē-ˌā-tər\ noun
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