View synonyms for palliative

palliative

[ pal-ee-ey-tiv, -ee-uh-tiv ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

serving to palliate.

noun

something that palliates.

palliative

/ ˈpælɪətɪv /

adjective

serving to palliate; relieving without curing

noun

something that palliates, such as a sedative drug or agent

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Derived Forms

ˈpalliatively, adverb

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Other Word Forms

palli·ative·ly adverb
non·palli·ative adjective
non·palli·ative·ly adverb
un·palli·ative adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of palliative¹

From the French word palliatif, dating back to 1535–45. See palliate, -ive

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Example Sentences

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A German palliative care doctor has been charged with murdering 15 of his patients using a cocktail of lethal drugs.

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"I believe there's freedom of choice however for me, I choose palliative care… I have God and I have good medicine."

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But supporters argues the law needs changing because some people have horrible deaths, however good their end-of-life or palliative care is.

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In frustration, Brant planted herself in front of the door to her hospital room, barring entry until doctors acknowledged what the patient wanted, which was palliative care and a peaceful death.

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Hospital palliative care doctor Dr Rachel Clarke says she can spend whole days in A&E trying her best to care for patients dying in resuscitation areas and in corridors.

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