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Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : pal-ee-ey-tiv, -ee-uh-tiv
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpæl iˌeɪ tɪv, -i ə tɪv

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Définition of palliative

Origin :
  • 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.
  • As in soothing : adj comforting
  • As in reformative : adj corrective
  • As in corrective : adj healing, curing
  • As in emollient : adj soothing
  • As in justification : noun reason, excuse
  • As in lotion : noun creamy solution
  • As in relief : noun remedy, aid; relaxation
  • As in balm : noun something soothing
  • As in mitigating circumstances : noun extenuating circumstances
  • As in saving grace : noun redeeming feature
  • As in alleviation : noun relief
  • As in palliation : noun relief
  • As in alcohol : noun intoxicating, flammable liquid
Example sentences :
  • During his sickness he sought a palliative for his pains—in the Bible.
  • Extract from : « Jewish Literature and Other Essays » by Gustav Karpeles
  • Insanity may perhaps be the only palliative left to Nature in this extremity.
  • Extract from : « The Guardian Angel » by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
  • For him there was a palliative, or even a gloomy but an unanswerable excuse.
  • Extract from : « Devereux, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • As far as Cæsar is concerned, it is palliative rather than condemnatory.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Cicero » by Anthony Trollope
  • Emigration on the largest scale has proved a palliative, but no remedy.
  • Extract from : « British Socialism » by J. Ellis Barker
  • There is no excuse,no palliative for such cruel and abominable ingratitude.
  • Extract from : « The Sorrows of Satan » by Marie Corelli
  • But at the end of a few moments this palliative, like the first, had exhausted its effect.
  • Extract from : « Gerfaut, Complete » by Charles de Bernard
  • Where the water is bad, some corrective or palliative will be had.
  • Extract from : « Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million » by Sarah Josepha Hale
  • However I had a visit from Bob as a palliative which supported me under the rest.
  • Extract from : « Miss Eden's Letters » by Emily Eden
  • The operation is useful as a diagnostic or palliative measure.
  • Extract from : « A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) » by Various

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