What does the word palliate mean?
-
Usage examples for palliate
-
"
'Has,
with
such
spirit
and
decency,
charged
upon
me,
I
shall
neither
attempt
to
palliate
nor
deny,
'"
said
John
savagely.
– A Tale of a Lonely Parish by F. Marion Crawford
-
Else
shall
we
hear
rise
above
all
the
voices
that
palliate
crime,
on
the
plea
of
'State
necessity,
'
the
stern
words
of
the
Master,
'In
thy
skirts
is
found
the
blood
of
the
souls
of
poor
innocents.
– Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) by Alexander Maclaren
-
She
would
have
spoken
again,-
would,
perhaps,
have
said
something
to
palliate
the
harshness
of
her
last
words,-
but
by
a
gesture
he
forbids
her.
– Faith and Unfaith by Duchess