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moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear

moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear

Having the quality of softening or mitigating, as pain or acrimony; assuasive; emollient.

A medicine or application that has the quality of easing pain or protecting from the action of irritants.

A mild purgative; a laxative.

That which softens or mitigates; that which tends to allay passion, excitement, or pain; a palliative.

Having the quality of softening or mitigating, as pain or acrimony; assuasive; emollient.

A medicine or application that has the quality of easing pain or protecting from the action of irritants.

A mild purgative; a laxative.

That which softens or mitigates; that which tends to allay passion, excitement, or pain; a palliative.

Soothing; allaying pain or suffering.

Anything that allays pain or soothes passion.

1. Soothing, relieving discomfort or pain. 2. An agent which soothes or relieves irritation; a demulcent.

(med.) An application for easing pain: a mild purgative.

Having the power of soothing.

Having the quality of softening or mitigating; assuasive; emollient.

A medicine or application that has the quality of easing pain; that which soothes or allays excitement; a palliative.

Having the power of softening or mitigating.

A medicine or application which eases pain; a palliative.

A medicine, which allays irritation or palliates disease; also, a laxative medicine. A lenitive electuary is one that purges gently.

Demulcent; soothing.

A soothing medicine.

See laxative, emollient, and demulcent. [Lat.]

n. A medicine or application that has quality of easing pain;— a mild purgative; a laxative;— that which tends to allay passion or excitement; a palliative.