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palliative
Palliative (adj) means helping to ease or soften something, without removing its cause.
adj
1
Helping to ease or soften something, without removing its cause.
2
Minimising the progression of a disease and relieving undesirable symptoms for as long as possible, rather than attempting to cure the (usually incurable) disease.
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Etymology
Traced through Middle French palliatif, from New Latin *palliātīvus, from Medieval Latin palliō ("to cloak"), from Latin pallium ("a cloak").
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What is the meaning of palliative?
"palliative" (adj) means helping to ease or soften something, without removing its cause.
What is another word for palliative?
Other words for "palliative" include mitigatory, lenitive, alleviatory, alleviative, mitigative.
What is the opposite of palliative?
The opposite of "palliative" is curative.
What are the different meanings of palliative?
"palliative" has 2 main meanings: 1. Helping to ease or soften something, without removing its cause; 2. Minimising the progression of a disease and relieving undesirable symptoms for as long as possible, rather than attempting to cure the (usually incurable) disease.
