pal·li·ate

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• pal|li|ate — «PAL ee ayt», transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. 1. to lessen without curing; mitigate: »to palliate a disease. SYNONYM(S): ease. 2. to make appear less serious; …   Useful english dictionary

• pal — al·lo·pal·la·di·um; al·ve·o·pal·a·tal; an·te·pal·a·tal; as·pal·a·thus; chlo·ro·pal·la·date; co·pal; co·pal·che; co·pal·co·co·te; co·pal·if·er·ous; co·pal·ite; epis·co·pal·ism; Ev·i·pal; glos·so·pal·a·ti·nus; he·mit·ro·pal; het·er·ot·ro·pal;… …   English syllables

• ate — ab·bre·vi·ate; ac·cel·er·ate; acra·ni·ate; ac·u·ate; acu·le·ate; ac·yl·ate; adul·ter·ate; af·fec·tion·ate; af·fil·i·ate; ag·ate; ag·glom·er·ate; al·kyl·ate; al·lit·er·ate; am·mo·ni·ate; ap·pro·pri·ate; ar·che·go·ni·ate; as·cid·i·ate; as·per·ate;… …   English syllables

• pal|ate — «PAL iht», noun. 1. a) the roof of the mouth. The bony part in front is the hard palate, formed by parts of the maxillary and palatine bones, and the fleshy part in back is the soft palate, formed by several muscles. b) = hard palate. (Cf. ↑hard… …   Useful english dictionary

• pal·ate — /ˈpælət/ noun, pl ates [count] 1 : the top part of the inside of your mouth : the roof of your mouth see also ↑cleft palate 2 : the sense of taste The restaurant serves Korean food adapted for the American palate. She s been working hard on a… …   Useful english dictionary

• Zombies Ate My Neighbors — Infobox VG title = Zombies Ate My Neighbors (NA) Zombies (PAL) caption = Cover art for the Sega Genesis version of Zombies Ate My Neighbors. developer = LucasArts publisher = Konami designer = Mike Ebert engine = released = vgrelease|North… …   Wikipedia

• Zombies Ate My Neighbors — Разработчик LucasArts Издатель Konami (SNES, Mega Drive/Genesis) LucasArts (Virtual Console) Дата выпуска NA July 19, 1993 PAL January 27, 1994 Virtual Console NA October 26, 2009 …   Википедия

• palliate — pal·li·ate …   English syllables

• palliate — pal•li•ate [[t]ˈpæl iˌeɪt[/t]] v. t. at•ed, at•ing 1) med to relieve without curing; mitigate; alleviate: to palliate a chronic disease[/ex] 2) to try to mitigate or conceal the gravity of (an offense) by excuses, apologies, etc.; extenuate •… …   From formal English to slang

• palliate — pal|li|ate [ˈpælieıt] v [T] formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Late Latin; Origin: , past participle of palliare to cover, hide , from Latin pallium; PALL2] to reduce the effects of illness, pain etc without curing them ▪ Chosen carefully, the oils may… …   Dictionary of contemporary English