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   palliative

   /ˈpalɪətɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a medicine or form of medical care) relieving symptoms without dealing with the cause of the condition: "palliative drugs"
   • ▪ (of an action) intended to alleviate a problem without addressing the underlying cause: "short-term palliative measures had been taken"

   noun

   • 1. a medicine or form of medical care that relieves symptoms without dealing with the cause of the condition: "at present, available treatments are only palliatives and no curative drugs are available yet"
   • ▪ an action that is intended to alleviate a problem without addressing the underlying cause: "social projects presented as palliatives for the urban crisis"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as an adjective): from French palliatif, -ive or medieval Latin palliativus, from the verb palliare ‘to cloak’ (see palliate).

   Derivatives

   • 1. palliatively adverb

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