Palliative Definition

pălē-ātĭv, -ē-ə-tĭv
palliatives
adjective
Serving or tending to palliate.
Webster's New World
Alleviating the symptoms of a disease or disorder, especially one that is terminal, when a cure is not available.
American Heritage Medicine
noun
palliatives
A thing that palliates.
Webster's New World
One that palliates, especially a palliative drug or medicine.
American Heritage Medicine
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Singular:
palliative
Plural:
palliatives

Origin of Palliative

  • From New Latin *palliativus, from Medieval Latin palliare (“to cloak"), from Latin pallium (“a cloak").

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