Mitigate and Palliate

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Mitigate

Mitigate verb - To make more bearable or less severe.
Usage example: this medicine should mitigate the pain until the strained muscle heals itself
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Palliate is a synonym for mitigate in alleviate topic. In some cases you can use "Palliate" instead a verb "Mitigate", when it comes to topics like ease, check, excuse, increase. popular alternative
Nearby Words: mitigation, mitigating, mitigatory

Palliate

Palliate verb - To make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses.
Usage example: don't try to palliate your constant lying by claiming that everybody lies
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Mitigate is a synonym for palliate in excuse topic. You can use "Mitigate" instead a verb "Palliate", if it concerns topics such as alleviate, activity, relieve, increase. popular alternative

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