The difference between Mitigate and Palliate

When used as verbs, mitigate means to reduce, lessen, or decrease, whereas palliate means to relieve the symptoms of.

Palliate is also adjective with the meaning: cloaked.

check bellow for the other definitions of Mitigate and Palliate

  1. Mitigate as a verb (transitive):

    To reduce, lessen, or decrease; to make less severe or easier to bear.

  2. Mitigate as a verb (transitive):

    To downplay.

  1. Palliate as an adjective (obsolete):

    Cloaked; hidden, concealed.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Bishop Hall"

  2. Palliate as an adjective (obsolete):

    Eased; mitigated; alleviated.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Bishop Fell"

  1. Palliate as a verb:

    To relieve the symptoms of; to ameliorate.

  2. Palliate as a verb (obsolete):

    To hide or disguise.

  3. Palliate as a verb:

    To cover or disguise the seriousness of (a mistake, offence etc.) by excuses and apologies.

  4. Palliate as a verb (obsolete):

    To lessen the severity of; to extenuate, moderate, qualify.

  5. Palliate as a verb:

    To placate or mollify.

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