Definition of PALLIATIVE

palliative

Meanings

Plural: palliatives

Noun

  • remedy that alleviates pain without curing
  • Something that palliates, particularly a palliative medicine.

Adjective Satellite

  • moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear

Adj

  • Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate or mitigate.
  • Minimising the progression of a disease and relieving undesirable symptoms for as long as possible, rather than attempting to cure the (usually incurable) disease.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French palliatif, from New Latin *palliātīvus, from Medieval Latin palliō (“to cloak”), from Latin pallium (“a cloak”).

Scrabble Score: 15

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Words With Friends Score: 19

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