mitigate vs palliate

mitigate and palliate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mitigate	No	No	Yes	No
palliate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, mitigate and palliate are synonyms defined as:

mitigate and palliate: lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of

Other synonyms of mitigate include extenuate.

mitigate (verb)	palliate (verb)
to temper	provide physical relief, as from pain
lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of	lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of