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salve ¹  (sv, säv)

n.

1. An analgesic or medicinal ointment.

2. Something that soothes or heals; a balm.

3. Flattery or commendation.

tr.v. salved, salv·ing, salves

1. To soothe or heal with or as if with salve.

2. To ease the distress or agitation of; assuage: salved my conscience by apologizing.

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[Middle English, from Old English sealf.]

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salve ²  (slv)

tr.v. salved, salv·ing, salves

To salvage.

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[Back-formation from salvage or salvable.]

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salvor n.

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salve¹

n

1. (Medicine) an ointment for wounds, sores, etc.

2. anything that heals or soothes

vb (tr)

1. (Medicine) to apply salve to (a wound, sore, etc.)

2. to soothe, comfort, or appease

[Old English sealf; related to Old High German salba, Greek elpos oil, Sanskrit sarpis lard]

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salve²

vb

1. a less common word for salvage

2. an archaic word for save¹ [3]

[from salvage]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	salve - semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation ointment, unguent, balm, unction arnica - an ointment used in treating bruises baby oil - an ointment for babies balsam - an ointment containing a fragrant resin carron oil - an ointment formerly used to treat burns cerate - a hard medicated paste made of lard or oil mixed with wax or resin chrism, chrisom, holy oil, sacramental oil - a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam lip balm - a balm applied to the lips mentholated salve - a salve containing menthol mercurial ointment - an ointment containing mercury curative, cure, therapeutic, remedy - a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain zinc ointment - an ointment containing zinc that is used to treat certain skin diseases medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques lanolin, wool fat, wool grease - a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics
	2.	salve - anything that remedies or heals or soothes; "he needed a salve for his conscience" remediation, remedy, redress - act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
Verb	1.	salve - save from ruin, destruction, or harm salvage, save, relieve rescue, deliver - free from harm or evil
	2.	salve - apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing practice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" medicine, medicate - treat medicinally, treat with medicine

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salve

verb

ease, soothe, appease, still, allay, pacify, mollify, tranquillize, palliate I give myself treats and justify them to salve my conscience.

noun

balm, cream, medication, lotion, lubricant, ointment, emollient, liniment, dressing, unguent a soothing salve for sore, dry lips

Translations

salve¹ [sælv]

A. VT (= soothe) to salve one's conscience → descargar la conciencia

B. N (lit) → pomada f bálsamica (fig) → bálsamo m

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salve² [sælv] VT (Naut etc) (= salvage) → salvar

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salve [ˈsælv]

vt (= ease) [+ conscience] → apaiser

n (= balm) → baume m lip salve

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salve²

n → Salbe f; (fig liter) → Balsam m; as a salve for his conscience → um sein Gewissen zu beruhigen

vt (fig) conscience → beruhigen

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salve [sælv]

1. vt to salve one's conscience → mettersi la coscienza in pace

2. n → balsamo

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salve [sælv]

1. vt to salve one's conscience → mettersi la coscienza in pace

2. n → balsamo

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salve

n salve [sӕlv, (American ) sӕv]

(an) ointment to heal or soothe lip-salve. salf مَرْهَم мехлем hojivá mast salve die Salbe βάλσαμο ungüento, bálsamo salv مرهم voide onguent מִשחָה मरहम melem, ljekovita mast kenőcs salep smyrsl, salvi balsamo, pomata こう薬 연고 tepalas ziede salap zalf salve, balsam maść pomada unguent мазь; бальзам hojivá masť mazilo melem salva สิ่งบรรเทาทุกข์ merhem 藥膏，軟膏 цілюща мазь; бальзам مرحم thuốc mỡ 药膏，软膏