'Palliative' definitions:

Definition of 'palliative'

From: WordNet
adjective
Moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear [syn: alleviative, alleviatory, lenitive, mitigative, mitigatory, palliative]
noun
Remedy that alleviates pain without curing [syn: palliative, alleviant, alleviator]

Definition of 'Palliative'

From: GCIDE
  • Palliative \Pal"li*a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. palliatif.] Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate, mitigate, or alleviate. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Palliative'

From: GCIDE
  • Palliative \Pal"li*a*tive\, n. That which palliates; a palliative agent. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]

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