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pal⋅li⋅a⋅tive

  [pal-ee-ey-tiv, -ee-uh-tiv]
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–adjective
1. serving to palliate.
–noun
2. something that palliates.
Origin:
1535–45; < F palliatif. See palliate, -ive

Related forms:
pal⋅li⋅a⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
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pal·li·a·tive   (pāl'ē-ā'tĭv, -ē-ə-tĭv)   
adj.  
  1. Tending or serving to palliate.
  2. Relieving or soothing the symptoms of a disease or disorder without effecting a cure.
n.  One that palliates, especially a palliative drug or medicine.
pal'li·a'tive·ly adv.
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Palliative

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

Palliative

Pal"li*a*tive\, n. That which palliates; a palliative agent. --Sir W. Scott.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Main Entry: 1pal·lia·tive
Pronunciation: 'pal-E-"At-iv, 'pal-y&t-
Function: adjective
: serving to palliate<palliative surgery> —pal·lia·tive·ly adverb

Main Entry: 2palliative
Function: noun
: something that palliates
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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palliative pal·li·a·tive (pāl'ē-ā'tĭv, -ē-ə-tĭv)
adj.
Relieving or soothing the symptoms of a disease or disorder without effecting a cure.

pal'li·a'tive·ly adv.

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