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PALLIATE
Definition of PALLIATE
verb
To relieve the symptoms of; to ameliorate.
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Where it comes from
The verb was inherited from Middle English palliaten (“To palliate (a disease), relieve the symptoms of (a patient); to extenuate (an offense); to conceal, hide”), the adjective and participle from its participle palliat(e); further borrowed either from Middle French pallier or directly from Latin palliātus, perfect passive participle of palliō (“to cover with a cloak”)), from pallium (“a cloak”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PALLIATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 110, 7 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PALLIATE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AAEILLPT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start PALLIA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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