palliates

verb

present tense third-person singular of palliate
1
as in justifies
to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses don't try to palliate your constant lying by claiming that everybody lies

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2
as in relieves
to make more bearable or less severe this medicine should palliate your cough at least a little

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palliates
  1. justifies
  2. relieves
  3. excuses
  4. alleviates
  5. explains
  6. soothes
  7. eases
  8. mitigates
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  • That’s precisely the work AI is best suited to automate, not the work that justifies a marketing department.
    — Richard Freisberg, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • These are electric cars, which apparently justifies a vaguely techy-sounding alphanumeric assemblage.
    — Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of justifies
Verb
  • Trump, Zelensky, and European leaders need to organize their actions in a way that relieves pressure on the Ukrainian economy while showing growing willingness to exploit critical Russian vulnerabilities.
    — Eric Ciaramella, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2026
  • In this manner, writing and fantasy relieves adults of the selfish flights of fancy that give rise to tension in our psyches.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of relieves
Verb
  • Created in 2007, PSLF excuses the federal student debt of government and nonprofit workers after 120 qualifying monthly payments.
    — Jessica Dickler,Annie Nova, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Following another sharp exchange between the siblings, Ellen excuses herself from dinner.
    — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of excuses
Verb
  • Shortening the distance between them, Apple says, alleviates data bottlenecks among the CPU, GPU, and Neural Engine, enabling better sustained multitasking performance and unlocking new capabilities for running local AI models.
    — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Morgan Stanley’s Joseph Moore said the arrangement alleviates concerns about circular financing because third-party investors would provide most of the capital, while Nvidia would participate only to a limited extent.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of alleviates
Verb
  • Below, Bourne explains how and why Black in the British Frame fell out of print.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Which perhaps explains why people keep trying to run it back.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of explains
Verb
  • The combination of liquid exfoliants gently boosts cell turnover and remove clogged pores, while tea tree leaf water hydrate and soothes.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Du says more work is needed to fully understand how music soothes a stressed brain.
    — Payal Dhar, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of soothes
Verb
  • Both companies recently announced plans to offer peptides to their customers if the federal government eases access.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The pull strap seen above that light eases removal of the top panel.
    — Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of eases
Verb
  • Designed as a water-free alternative to costly water-spraying setups, this technology mitigates high track temperatures caused by extreme heat waves, reducing deformation risks and speed delays.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Diversifying sourcing across a wider geography mitigates threats from climate change and public health crises, not only geopolitical risk.
    — Chad P. Bown, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of mitigates
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