Difference between Palliate and Assuage

What is the difference between Palliate and Assuage?

Palliate as a verb is to lessen the severity of; to extenuate. while Assuage as a verb is to lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or relieve (hunger, emotion, pain etc.).

Palliate

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To lessen the severity of; to extenuate. To cause to seem less serious. To relieve the symptoms of; to ameliorate. To cover by excuses and apologies.

Assuage

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or relieve (hunger, emotion, pain etc.).To pacify or soothe (someone).To calm down, become less violent (of passion, hunger etc.); to subside, to abate.

We hope you now know whether to use Palliate or Assuage in your sentence.

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