English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekdefinisie van die woord "palliaat" is om 'n probleem of 'n oortreding minder ernstig of ernstig te laat voorkom, sonder om dit eintlik heeltemal op te los. Dit kan ook beteken om die simptome van 'n siekte of toestand te verlig, sonder om dit werklik te genees. Daarbenewens kan dit verwys na die verskaffing van verskonings of regverdigings vir iets wat as verkeerd of onaanvaarbaar beskou word.

Synonyms

  1. extenuate
  2. mitigate

Sentence Examples

  1. His companions suggested only what could palliate imprudence, or smooth objections and by the time they had talked it all over together, and he had talked it all over again with Emma, in their walk back to Hartfield, he was become perfectly reconciled, and not far from thinking it the very best thing that Frank could possibly have done.