Definition for PAL'LI-A-TIVE

PAL'LI-A-TIVE, a. [Fr. palliatif.]

  1. Extenuating; serving to extenuate by excuses or favorable representation. – Warton.
  2. Mitigating; alleviating; as pain or disease. – Arbuthnot.

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