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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Vindicate and Palliate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 12, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/palliate/vindicate
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