palliative
pronunciation
How to pronounce palliative in British English:
UK [ˈpæliətɪv]
How to pronounce palliative in American English:
US [ˈpæliˌetɪv, -iətɪv]
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- Noun:
- remedy that alleviates pain without curing
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- Adjective:
- moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
Word Origin
- palliative (adj.)
- early 15c., from Middle French palliatif (14c.) or directly from Medieval Latin palliativus "under cloak, covert," from Late Latin palliatus (see palliate). As a noun, recorded from 1724.
Example
- 1. Palliative care and hospice of dying patients .
- 2. Studies in palliative medicine and hospice care .
- 3. But such bond-buying is a temporary palliative .
- 4. Low interest costs are a palliative , but they aren 't a cure for the crisis .
- 5. Sometimes a little rubbing eczema ointment , is a palliative .