vergoelijken — meaning in English

English meaning

• lessen verb To make something smaller in size, degree, or intensity; to reduce it.
• palliate verb To relieve the symptoms of; to ameliorate.

Senses

vergoelijken is used for these senses in English:

• lessen (transitive) To make less; to diminish; to reduce.
• palliate (obsolete) To lessen the severity of; to extenuate, moderate, qualify. [17th–18th c.]

lessen — full definition

1. verb To make something smaller in size, degree, or intensity; to reduce it.
2. verb To become smaller or weaker.

palliate — full definition

1. verb To relieve the symptoms of; to ameliorate.
2. verb To hide or disguise.
3. verb To cover or disguise the seriousness of (a mistake, offence etc.) by excuses and apologies.
4. verb To lessen the severity of; to extenuate, moderate, qualify.

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