[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

palliation \pal`lia"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

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
extenuation mitigation 

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