nnoun.artifactremedy that alleviates pain without curingSynset:alleviant alleviator
Derivationally Related Form:alleviatepalliative
Hypernyms:curative cure remedy therapeutic
Inherited Hypernyms:palliativeremedymedicinedrugagentcausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:palliativeremedymedicinedrugagentsubstancematterphysical entityentity
adj satadj.allmoderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bearSynset:alleviative alleviatory lenitive mitigative mitigatory
Antonyms:intensifying
Derivationally Related Form:mitigatealleviatepalliativepalliatelenitive
Inherited Hypernyms:alleviative
Similar to:moderating