rationalize vs palliate

rationalize and palliate both are verbs.

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

As verbs, palliate is a hyponym of rationalize; that is, palliate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rationalize:

Other hyponyms of rationalize include color, colour, gloss, plead, extenuate, mitigate.

rationalize (verb)	palliate (verb)
weed out unwanted or unnecessary things	provide physical relief, as from pain
remove irrational quantities from	lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
think rationally; employ logic or reason
defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results