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adjective pal·li·a·tive \ˈpa-lē-ˌā-tiv, ˈpal-yə-\
Definition of PALLIATIVE
: serving to palliate <palliative surgery> <palliative care>
— pal·lia·tive·ly adverb
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First Known Use of PALLIATIVE
15th century
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aggregative, agitative, applicative, carminative, circulative, cogitative, combinative, commutative, connotative, consecrative, consultative, contemplative, copulative, corporative, denotative, dissipative, duplicative, educative, facultative, federative, generative, germinative, gravitative, imitative, implicative, innovative, instigative, integrative, irritative, iterative, legislative, limitative, meditative, meliorative, motivative, nominative, nuncupative, operative, penetrative, procreative, propagative, qualitative, quantitative, recreative, regulative, replicative, separative, terminative, vegetative
2palliative
noun
medical : something that reduces the effects or symptoms of a medical condition without curing it
: something that is intended to make a bad situation seem better but that does not really improve the situation
Full Definition of PALLIATIVE
: something that palliates
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First Known Use of PALLIATIVE
1724
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