Palliate
Palliate verb - To make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses.
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Spare and Palliate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/palliate/spare
Palliate & Spare. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/palliate/spare>.
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