Palliative - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈpælɪətɪv|  American pronunciation of the word palliative
Brit.  |ˈpælɪətɪv|  British pronunciation of the word palliative

noun

- remedy that alleviates pain without curing

adjective

- moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear (syn: alleviative, lenitive, mitigatory)

Extra examples

The disease has no cure, but a number of palliatives exist.

Travel is like a palliative against depression for him.

The society's board realized that the loan was a palliative, not a cure.

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