Below is the definition of Palliate.
We most often think of palliative care as taking care of those who are close to death like hospice.
But it is also to ease their symptoms that needs to be eased through a trained providers.
We as oncologists are often slow to involve palliative care service due to this misconception....
Palliative Defined
Palliate, from the Latin palliare, to cloak or conceal:
to reduce the violence of (a disease) : ABATE
to cover by excuses and apologies
to moderate the intensity of (trying to palliate the boredom)
— Merriam-Webster Dictionary
