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Palliative   /pˈæliətɪv/   Listen
Palliative

adjective
1.
Moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear.  Synonyms: alleviative, alleviatory, lenitive, mitigative, mitigatory.





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"Palliative" Quotes from Famous Books



... trade unionism is of a revolutionary character and, as such, it never was and never can be a mere palliative for the adjustment of Labor to Capital. Hence, it must aim at the social and economic ...
— Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 4, June 1906 - Monthly Magazine Devoted to Social Science and Literature • Various


Words linked to "Palliative" :   moderating, cure, curative, palliate, therapeutic, remedy


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