| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Of Palliate.[Websters]
2. To have modified or mitigated. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To be subdued or soft-pedalled. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To be justified. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. To have salved, quelled, quenched, pacified or quietened. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. To be slaked. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. To have remitted, excused or absolved. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. To have reduced or diminished. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. To be seasoned. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. To be chastened.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Past Tense | 1. Past tense conjugation of the verb palliate.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (palliate) | 1. Lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of.[Wordnet]. 2. Provide physical relief, as from pain.[Wordnet]. 3. To cover with a mantle or cloak; to cover up; to hide.[Websters]. 4. To cover with excuses; to conceal the enormity of, by excuses and apologies; to extenuate; as, to palliate faults.[Websters]. 5. To reduce in violence; to lessen or abate; to mitigate; to ease withhout curing; as, to palliate a disease.[Websters]. 6. Base verb from the following inflections: palliating, palliated, palliates, palliater, palliaters, palliatingly and palliatedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective | 1. Being subdued.
[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. Being justified. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Being slaked. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Being seasoned. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Being cushioned. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Being muffled.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "PALLIATED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
Specialty Definition: PALLIATED
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Covered by excuses; extenuated; softened.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Simple past tense and past participle of palliate. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
