- nounsalve (noun) · salves (plural noun)
- an ointment used to promote healing of the skin or as protection:"the wound should be washed with water and then a salve applied" · "he doctored their hurts with some strong-smelling salve"
- something that is soothing or consoling for wounded feelings or an uneasy conscience:"the idea provided him with a salve for his guilt"
verbsalve (verb) · salves (third person present) · salved (past tense) · salved (past participle) · salving (present participle)- soothe (wounded pride or one's conscience):"charity salves our conscience"
- archaicapply salve to:"they salved my cuts and stopped the bleeding"
OriginOld English sealfe (noun), sealfian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zalf and German Salbe.verbsalve (verb) · salves (third person present) · salved (past tense) · salved (past participle) · salving (present participle)- archaic term for salvage."this gun was salved, having lain nearly 100 years below the sea"
Originearly 18th century: back-formation from the noun salvage.Similar and Opposite Words
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- Salve can be defined as12345:
- A medicinal ointment for treating wounds and sores.
- Anything that soothes, mollifies, or relieves.
- To soothe with or as if with salve; assuage; ease.
- A liquid or cream used to treat an injured, sore, or dry place on your body.
- Something that makes you feel better about a difficult situation.
Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.salve ( third-person singular simple present salves, present participle salving, simple past and past participle salved ) ( obsolete, astronomy) To save (the appearances or the phenomena); to explain (a celestial phenomenon ); to account for (the apparent motions of the celestial bodies).
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/salve1. a medicinal ointment for treating wounds and sores. 2. anything that soothes, mollifies, or relieves. 3. to soothe with or as if with salve; assuage; ease: to salve one's conscience.www.thefreedictionary.com/salvenoun a medicinal ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores. anything that soothes, mollifies, or relieves. verb (used with object), salved, salv·ing. to soothe with or as if with salve; assuage: to salve one's conscience.www.dictionary.com/browse/salvesalve noun old-fashioned uk / sælv / us / sæv / Add to word list [ C or U ] a liquid or cream used to treat an injured, sore, or dry place on your body [ S ] something that makes you feel better about a difficult situationdictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/salve1 : an unctuous adhesive substance for application to wounds or sores 2 : a remedial or soothing influence or agency a salve to their hurt feelingswww.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salve Explore further
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