Found 2 items, similar to palliation.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: palliation palliation n 1: easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause 2: to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious [syn: extenuation, mitigation]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Palliation Palliation \Pal`li*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. palliation.] 1. The act of palliating, or state of being palliated; extenuation; excuse; as, the palliation of faults, offenses, vices. [1913 Webster] 2. Mitigation; alleviation, as of a disease. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 3. That which cloaks or covers; disguise; also, the state of being covered or disguised. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]