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Webster 1913 Edition
Palliative
Pal′li-a-tive
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
palliatif
.] Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate, mitigate, or alleviate.
Pal′li-a-tive
,Noun.
That which palliates; a palliative agent.
Sir W. Scott.
Webster 1828 Edition
Palliative
PAL'LIATIVE
,Adj.
1.
Mitigating; alleviating; as pain or disease.PAL'LIATIVE
,Noun.
1.
That which mitigates, alleviates or abates the violence of pain, disease or other evil.Definition 2024
palliative
palliative
English
Adjective
palliative (comparative more palliative, superlative most palliative)
- Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate or mitigate.
- (medicine) Minimising the progression of a disease and relieving undesirable symptoms for as long as possible, rather than attempting to cure the (usually incurable) disease.
Synonyms
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Translations
reducing progression and relieving symptoms
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Palliative care on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Noun
palliative (plural palliatives)
- (medicine) Something that palliates, particularly a palliative medicine.
- The radiation and chemotherapy were only palliatives.