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apologise vs palliate

palliate vs apologise

apologise and palliate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
apologise No No Yes No
palliate No No Yes No
As verbs, palliate is a hyponym of apologise; that is, palliate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than apologise:
  • apologise: defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
  • palliate: lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
Other hyponyms of apologise include color, colour, gloss, plead, extenuate, mitigate.
apologise (verb) palliate (verb)
acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing provide physical relief, as from pain
defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
Difference between apologise and palliate

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