Meaning of ALLEVIATIVE
| Pronunciation: | | u'leevee`eytiv
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| | Definition: | | [adj] moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear |
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| | Synonyms: | | alleviatory, lenitive, mitigative, mitigatory, moderating, palliative |
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| | Definition: | | \Al*le"vi*a*tive\, a.
Tending to alleviate. -- n. That which alleviates.
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| | Related Terms: | | alleviating, alleviator, analgesic, anesthetic, anodyne, assuager, assuasive, balm, balmy, balsamic, benumbing, calmant, calmative, cathartic, cleansing, cushion, deadening, demulcent, disburdening, disencumbering, dolorifuge, dulling, easing, emollient, lenitive, lightening, mitigating, mitigative, mitigator, moderator, modulator, mollifier, numbing, pacificator, pacifier, pain-killing, palliative, peacemaker, purgative, relieving, remedial, restraining hand, salve, sedative, shock absorber, softening, soother, soothing, soothing syrup, stabilizer, subduing, temperer, tranquilizer, unburdening, wiser head |
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