# palliative

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈpælɪətɪv/ · frequency rank #25,513

## Definitions
1. Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate or mitigate.
2. Minimising the progression of a disease and relieving undesirable symptoms for as long as possible, rather than attempting to cure the (usually incurable) disease.

## Etymology
From Middle French palliatif, from New Latin *palliātīvus, from Medieval Latin palliō (“to cloak”), from Latin pallium (“a cloak”).

## Common misspellings (12)
`aplliative`, `paliative`, `palilative`, `pallaitive`, `palliaitve`, `palliatiev`, `palliativve`, `palliattive`, `palliatvie`, `pallitaive`, `plaliative`, `ppalliative`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/palliative