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palliative
nounPA-lee-uh-tiv
meaning in plain English
Something that makes pain or problems less bad for a while, but doesn’t fix the real cause.
for example
The treatments only worked as palliatives to ease the pain, not to cure the sickness.
A palliative doesn’t make the problem go away—it just makes the hard parts feel a little easier for a bit. Think of it like putting a bandage on a deep cut: it helps for now, but you still need stitches to really heal.