vergoelijken — meaning in English

English meaning

• lessen verb To make something smaller in size, degree, or intensity; to reduce it.
• palliate verb To ease the symptoms of an illness without curing it.

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 ease the symptoms of an illness without curing it.
2. verb To conceal something so that it goes unnoticed.
3. verb To make a fault or wrongdoing seem less serious by offering excuses.
4. verb To make something less harsh or severe.

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