Salve - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|sæv|
Brit.
|sælv|
noun
- semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation (syn: balm, ointment, unction, unguent)
- anything that remedies or heals or soothes
- anything that remedies or heals or soothes
he needed a salve for his conscience
verb
- save from ruin, destruction, or harm (syn: relieve, salvage, save)
- apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing
- apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing
Extra examples
A supreme satisfaction - salving over many wounds of vanity.
Let us hope that this salve to self-esteem never lost its efficacy.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: salve
he/she/it: salves
present participle: salving
past tense: salved
past participle: salved
I/you/we/they: salve
he/she/it: salves
present participle: salving
past tense: salved
past participle: salved
noun
singular: salve
plural: salves
singular: salve
plural: salves
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