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hyvitellä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • palliate verb To relieve the symptoms of; to ameliorate.

Senses

hyvitellä is used for these senses in English:

  • palliate To placate or mollify. [from 17th c.]

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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