przykryć — meaning in English
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English meaning
- palliate verb To ease the symptoms of an illness without curing it.
Senses
przykryć is used for these senses in English:
- gloss over (transitive, idiomatic) To cover up a mistake or a crime; to hush up or whitewash.
- palliate To cover or disguise the seriousness of (a mistake, offence etc.) by excuses and apologies. [from 17th c.]
- paper over (transitive, figurative) To superficially hide or disguise (a problem or a defect) without addressing it; to provide a veneer of normality or success.
palliate — full definition
- verb To ease the symptoms of an illness without curing it.
- verb To conceal something so that it goes unnoticed.
- verb To make a fault or wrongdoing seem less serious by offering excuses.
- verb To make something less harsh or severe.
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