palliate
- v lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
- v provide physical relief, as from pain
- There was little point to palliate the feelings of the opponent team after it was mercilessly mauled by unsportsmanlike and foul means.
- Swineflu is known to be pandemic but the health care folks have not been able to palliate the suffering of the people who have caught the virus .
- Silence is very important to palliate hearing loss.