salve

salve ¹

 (săv, säv)

n.

1. An analgesic or medicinal ointment.

2. Something that soothes or consoles; a balm: "a melodious salve to holiday traveling blues" (Oscar Musibay).

3. Flattery or commendation.

tr.v. salved, salv·ing, salves

1. To soothe or heal 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

 (sălv)

tr.v. salved, salv·ing, salves

To salvage.

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[Back-formation from salvage or salvable.]

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sal′vor n.

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salve

(sælv; sɑːv)

n

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

2. anything that heals or soothes

vb (tr)

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

4. to soothe, comfort, or appease

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

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salve

(sælv)

vb

1. a less common word for salvage

2. an archaic word for save¹³

[C18: from salvage]

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salve

(ˈsælveɪ)

sentence substitute

welcome!

[Latin]

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salve¹

(sæv, sɑv)

n., v. salved, salv•ing. n.

1. a medicinal ointment for treating wounds and sores.

2. anything that soothes, mollifies, or relieves.

v.t.

3. to soothe with or as if with salve; assuage; ease: to salve one's conscience.

[before 900; (n.) Middle English; Old English sealf, c. Old Saxon, Old High German salba; (v.) Middle English salven, Old English sealfian, c. Old Saxon, Old High German salbōn, Gothic salbon]

salve²

(sælv)

v.t. salved, salv•ing.

to salvage.

[1700–10; back formation from salvage]

sal′vor, n.

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salve

- The main semantic element is "healing," but the etymological meaning is "oily substance."

See also related terms for healing.

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salve

Past participle: salved
Gerund: salving

Imperative

salve

salve

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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

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

noun

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

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Translations

مَرْهَم

hojivá mast

salve

balsamierenSalbe

balsamipelastaarauhoittaasalvavoide

onguent

smyrsl, salvi

balsamoguarirepomatapomata per le labbraportare in salvo

ziede

hojivá masť

merhem

药膏软膏

salve

¹ [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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salve

² [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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salve

²

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

(sӕlv) , ((American) sӕv) noun

(an) ointment to heal or soothe. lip-salve. salf مَرْهَم мехлем pomada hojivá mast die Salbe salve βάλσαμοungüento, bálsamo salv مرهم salva onguentמשחה मरहम melem, ljekovita mast kenőcs salep smyrsl, salvi balsamo, pomata こう薬 연고 tepalas ziede salap zalfsalve, balsammaść مرهم pomada unguent мазь; бальзам hojivá masť mazilo melem salva ขี้ผึ้งรักษาแผล merhem 藥膏，軟膏 цілюща мазь; бальзам مرحم thuốc mỡ 药膏，软膏

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salve

n. ungüento, pomada.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

salve

n ungüento, pomada

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