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palliative

adjective noun

Moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
P
Ends with
E
Contains
AL
Scrabble score
15
CEFR level
A2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈpalɪətɪv

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Definitions

adjective

  1. Moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear

noun

  1. Remedy that alleviates pain without curing

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Synonyms

alleviativealleviatorylenitivemitigativemitigatoryalleviantalleviator

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