Salve - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |sæv|  American pronunciation of the word salve
Brit.  |sælv|  British pronunciation of the word salve

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
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

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
noun
singular: salve
plural: salves
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