ALLEVIATIVE


Meaning of ALLEVIATIVE in English

/euh lee"vee ay'tiv, -euh tiv/ , adj.

1. Also, alleviatory /euh lee"vee euh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/ . serving to alleviate; palliative.

n.

2. Obs. alleviation (def. 2).

[ 1665-75; ALLEVIATE + -IVE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .