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palliative |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Palliative \Pal"li*a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. palliatif.] Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate or mitigate. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Palliative \Pal"li*a*tive\, n. That which palliates; a palliative agent. --Sir W. Scott. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: palliative adj : moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear [syn: {alleviative}, {alleviatory}, {lenitive}, {mitigative}, {mitigatory}] n : alleviates pain without curing
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