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8 letters · 10 points in Scrabble
Meaning
verb lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
verb provide physical relief, as from pain
originThe verb was inherited from Middle English palliaten (“To palliate (a disease), relieve the symptoms of (a patient); to extenuate (an offense); to conceal, hide”), the adjective and participle from its participle palliat(e); further borrowed either from Middle French pallier or directly from Latin palliātus, perfect passive participle of palliō (“to cover with a cloak”)), from pallium (“a…
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- patella 9
- aplite 8
- paella 8
- palate 8
- paleal 8
- pallet 8
- pallia 8
- lapel 7
- leapt 7
- lepta 7
- palea 7
- palet 7