1.lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of;

The circumstances extenuate the crime

2.provide physical relief, as from pain;

This pill will relieve your headaches

1.緩和，減輕：減低嚴重程度

1.辯解

1 . 撫慰

-------------------------palliate撫慰palatable美味的

2 . 以圖掩飾

I shall never attempt to palliatemy own foibles by exposing the error of another ., 我從不想暴露別人的錯誤 , 以圖掩飾自己的缺點.

1 . 減輕罪過

palliate a crime ;, 減輕罪過;

1 . 去減輕

tried unsuccessfully to palliate the widespread discontent ., 不成功地盡力去減輕普遍的不滿.

1 . 減輕它

his well-known financial ability made men turn to him in the hour of distress , as of all statesmen the most fitted to palliate it ( William E.H.Lecky.他廣為人知的融資能力使得人們在痛苦的時候向他求助，就象最合適的政治家來減輕它一樣（威廉EH勒凱)

1 . 想掩飾

I don ' t wish to palliate them , I assure you ., 我不想掩飾, 我可以向你保證.