Thesaurus: placebo

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1. n. The first antiphon of the vespers for the dead.
2. n. A prescription intended to humor or satisfy.
3. n. an innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug
4. n. (Roman Catholic Church) vespers of the office for the dead
5. 1. (R. C. Ch.) The first antiphon of the vespers for the dead. 2. (Med.) A prescription intended to humor or satisfy. To sing placebo, to agree with one in his opinion; to be complaisant to. Chaucer.
6. n:100 n. an innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug n. (Roman Catholic Church) vespers of the office for the dead