1. providing relief from symptoms without curing the underlying condition
Usage: medical
2. reducing the severity of something without eliminating it completely

1. something that provides temporary relief or reduces severity without solving the root problem

Examples

• The doctor prescribed palliative care to manage the patient’s pain.
• Morphine is often used as a palliative treatment for severe pain.
• The new policy was merely a palliative measure that didn’t address the real issues.
• Palliative medicine focuses on comfort rather than cure.
• The government’s tax cut was seen as a palliative for economic troubles.
• She received palliative therapy to improve her quality of life.
• The company offered a small raise as a palliative to unhappy workers.