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单词 palliatory
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palliatoryadj.

Brit. /ˈpalɪət(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈpæl(i)əˌtɔri/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: palliate v., -ory suffix2.
Etymology: < palliate v. + -ory suffix2.
= palliative adj.
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the world > health and disease > healing > [adjective] > alleviating or superficial
palliative?a1425
palliating1621
palliatea1625
palliatory1665
alleviative1770
alleviatory1830
supportive1858
subcurative1917
society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > excuse > [adjective] > extenuating
mincing1581
mitigating1583
extenuating1607
favourable1693
palliating1710
palliative1748
extenuatory1807
extenuative1827
palliatory1845
mitigatory1868
1665 M. Nedham Medela Medicinæ 401 There remains no more room for the like palliatory proceeding.
1845 Bunting in B. Gregory Side Lights Confl. Meth. (1898) 414 Some explanations are very palliatory but not justificatory.
1887 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 2 97 It is possible some palliatory measures may be recommended.
1925 W. Deeping Sorrell & Son xxxviii. 402 Hopeless,—even a palliatory operation. The liver is down to his umbilicus.
1953 F. R. Sanborn in H. E. Barnes Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace iii. 190 Notwithstanding these palliatory observations it still remains true that the credit or the blame for American power politics must remain largely with Mr. Roosevelt.
1994 Sunday Mail Mag. (Brisbane) 30 Jan. 17/5 Apart from the palliatory and fiscal triggers which were pulled, the place was a little one.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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