/ Dictionary / Index P palliative: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pal•li•a•tive Pronunciation: (pal'ē-ā"tiv, -ē-u-tiv), [key] — adj. serving to palliate. —n. something that palliates. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: palliative (Thesaurus) palliate pallid Related Content Daily Word Quiz: gregarious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language