palliation
1. [ noun ] easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause
Related terms: easing relieve
2. [ noun ] to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
Synonyms: mitigation extenuation
Related terms: decrease extenuate
Similar spelling:   paladin
  palatine
  Paladino
  Palladino
  palladian
  pallidness
  Palatinate
  pallidum
  palladium
  palatine_vein
  palatine_bone
  Paulding