palliation

1. is a type of: alleviation, easement, easing, relief - the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
2. is a type of: decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down - the act of decreasing or reducing something
   same as: extenuation, mitigation

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