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Detailed Synonyms for palliative in English

palliative:

palliative [the ~] noun

  1. the palliative
    the surrogate; the palliative; the substitute
  2. the palliative
    the makeshift; the palliative; the stopgap
  3. the palliative
    – remedy that alleviates pain without curing 1
    the palliative; the alleviant; the alleviator
    – remedy that alleviates pain without curing 1

palliative adj

  1. palliative
    – moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear 1
    palliative; mitigatory; lenitive; alleviative; mitigative; alleviatory
    – moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear 1

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Related Definitions for "palliative":

  1. moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear1
  2. remedy that alleviates pain without curing1

palliate:

to palliate verb (palliates, palliated, palliating)

  1. to palliate
    extenuate; to excuse; to palliate; to smooth over
  2. to palliate
    – provide physical relief, as from pain 1
    to alleviate; to relieve; to palliate; assuage
    – provide physical relief, as from pain 1
    • alleviate verb (alleviates, alleviated, alleviating)
    • relieve verb (relieves, relieved, relieving)
      • This pill will relieve your headaches1
    • palliate verb (palliates, palliated, palliating)
    • assuage verb
  3. to palliate
    – lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of 1
    extenuate; to palliate; mitigate
    – lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of 1

Conjugations for palliate:

present
  1. palliate
  2. palliate
  3. palliates
  4. palliate
  5. palliate
  6. palliate
simple past
  1. palliated
  2. palliated
  3. palliated
  4. palliated
  5. palliated
  6. palliated
present perfect
  1. have palliated
  2. have palliated
  3. has palliated
  4. have palliated
  5. have palliated
  6. have palliated
past continuous
  1. was palliating
  2. were palliating
  3. was palliating
  4. were palliating
  5. were palliating
  6. were palliating
future
  1. shall palliate
  2. will palliate
  3. will palliate
  4. shall palliate
  5. will palliate
  6. will palliate
continuous present
  1. am palliating
  2. are palliating
  3. is palliating
  4. are palliating
  5. are palliating
  6. are palliating
subjunctive
  1. be palliated
  2. be palliated
  3. be palliated
  4. be palliated
  5. be palliated
  6. be palliated
diverse
  1. palliate!
  2. let's palliate!
  3. palliated
  4. palliating
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

palliate

  1. palliate

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Related Definitions for "palliate":

  1. provide physical relief, as from pain1
  2. lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of1