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Palliative Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Palliative? [n] remedy that alleviates pain without curing [adj] moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear Synonyms \| Synonyms for Palliative: alleviant \| alleviative \| alleviator \| alleviatory \| lenitive \| mitigative \| mitigatory \| moderating Related Terms \| Find terms related to Palliative: alleviating \| alleviative \| alleviator \| allowance \| altering \| analgesic \| anesthetic \| anodyne \| apologetic \| assuager \| assuasive \| balm \| balmy \| balsamic \| benumbing \| bounding \| calmant \| calmative \| cathartic \| cleansing \| color \| cushion \| deadening \| decontamination \| demulcent \| dolorifuge \| dulling \| easing \| emollient \| excusatory \| excusing \| extenuating \| extenuating circumstances \| extenuation \| extenuative \| extenuatory \| gilding \| gloss \| justificatory \| justifying \| lenitive \| limitative \| limiting \| mitigating \| mitigation \| mitigative \| mitigator \| mitigatory \| moderator \| modificatory \| modifying \| modulator \| modulatory \| mollifier \| numbing \| pacificator \| pacifier \| pain-killing \| palliation \| peacemaker \| purgative \| qualification \| qualificative \| qualificatory \| qualifying \| refuting \| rehabilitative \| relieving \| remedial \| restraining hand \| restricting \| restrictive \| salve \| sedative \| shock absorber \| softening \| soother \| soothing \| soothing syrup \| stabilizer \| subduing \| temperer \| tranquilizer \| varnish \| vindicative \| vindicatory \| whitewash \| whitewashing \| wiser head See Also \| curative \| cure \| remedy Palliative In Webster's Dictionary \Pal"liative\, a. [Cf. F. palliatif.] Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate or mitigate. \Pal"liative\, n. That which palliates; a palliative agent. --Sir W. Scott.

Palliative Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Palliative?

[n] remedy that alleviates pain without curing
[adj] moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear

See Also | curative | cure | remedy

Palliative In Webster's Dictionary

\Pal"li*a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. palliatif.]
Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate or mitigate.


\Pal"li*a*tive\, n.
That which palliates; a palliative agent. --Sir W. Scott.

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