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adj.

1. Tending or serving to palliate.
2. Relieving or soothing the symptoms of a disease or disorder without effecting a cure.

n.

One that palliates, especially a palliative drug or medicine.

palliatively pal'li·a'tive·ly adv.

(pal′ē-ə-tiv)
n

An alleviating measure.

A medicine that provides temporary relief, alleviating symptoms, but which does not provide a cure for a disease.

Affording relief; also, a drug that so acts.

IN BRIEF: Relieving or soothing the symptoms of a disease or disorder without effecting a cure. .

Although the shot was painful, it would be palliative for what ailed him.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - besmykkende, formildende
n. - palliativ, lindrende middel

Nederlands (Dutch)
lapmiddel, excuus, verzachtend maar niet genezend

Français (French)
adj. - (gén, Méd) palliatif
n. - (gén, Méd) palliatif

Deutsch (German)
n. - Linderungsmittel
adj. - lindernd

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καταπραϋντικό
adj. - καταπραϋντικός

Italiano (Italian)
palliativo

Português (Portuguese)
n., -
adj. - paliativo

Русский (Russian)
паллиатив, паллиативный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - paliativo
n. - paliativo, sustancia paliativa

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - palliativ, lindringsmedel
adj. - förmildrande, överskylande

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
缓和的, 掩饰的, 减轻的, 可斟酌的, 辩解, 暂时姑息的手段, 缓和剂

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 緩和的, 掩飾的, 減輕的, 可斟酌的
n. - 辯解, 暫時姑息的手段, 緩和劑

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 완화하는, 경감하는, 변명이 되는
n. - 완화물, 변명, 고식책

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 緩和する, 言いわけになる, 軽減する, 弁解する
n. - 緩和剤, 緩和物, 言いわけ, 酌量できる事情, 酌量すべき情状, 弁解

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مخفف للألم (صفه) مسكن, مخفف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מרגיע, מקל, משכך‬
n. - ‮סם מרגיע‬

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