Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Palliative

/păl'-ē-ət-ĭv/ · Pal·li·a·tive · IPA /ˈpælieɪtɪv/

01 a. Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate, mitigate, or alleviate.

1.
Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate, mitigate, or alleviate.

02 n. That which palliates; a palliative agent.

1.
That which palliates; a palliative agent.