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palliate

verb

To lessen the severity of a problem without removing its cause.

Ease without removing the cause

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alleviate mitigate relieve ease assuage soften

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palliative

adjective

Easing the effects or severity of a problem without necessarily removing its cause.

Easing effects

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alleviating relieving mitigating soothing alleviative lenitive

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partisan

adjective

Strongly favoring a particular side, group, or cause.

Strongly favoring a side

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biased partial one-sided factional sectarian

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precipitate

verb

To cause something to happen suddenly or sooner than expected.

Cause abruptly

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trigger provoke spark cause bring about set off

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