ALLEVIATIVE

alleviative, alleviatory, lenitive, mitigative, mitigatory, palliative

(adjective) moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

alleviative (comparative more alleviative, superlative most alleviative)

That alleviates pain; palliative

Noun

alleviative (plural alleviatives)

That which alleviates; a drug or remedy.

Source: Wiktionary


Al*le"vi*a*tive, a.

Definition: Tending to alleviate.

– n.

Definition: That which alleviates.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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