Plural for a painkilling or soothing medicine or drug
“He consented to take the nitrate regularly three times a day, and used also the white mixture as a palliative for his cough.”
Plural for something that lessens a problem or serves to temporarily alleviate it
“It would have, in essence, offered a short-term palliative to a longer-term problem.”
Plural for an easing of intensity or severity
Plural for beverages containing ethanol, collectively
Plural for a dummy medicine or treatment containing no active ingredients
Plural for factors that palliate or serve as a qualification, lessening the attributed responsibility
Plural for a morally acceptable explanation for behavior, or for a belief or occurrence
Plural for a semi-viscous topical preparation intended for application to one's skin
Plural for a redeeming quality, feature or characteristic
Plural for a means of counteracting or eliminating something undesirable
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