salve in English dictionary

  • salve

    Meanings and definitions of "salve"

    • (transitive) To calm or assuage.
    • To salvage.
    • (obsolete) An astronomical term meaning to save (the appearances or the phenomena); to explain (a celestial phenomenon); to account for (the apparent motions of the celestial bodies).
    • (obsolete) to resolve (a difficulty); to refute (an objection); to harmonize (an apparent contradiction).
    • (obsolete) To explain away; to mitigate; to excuse
    • An ointment, cream or balm with soothing, healing or calming effects.
    • Any thing or action that soothes or heals.
    • interjection
      hail; a greeting
    • noun
      An ointment, cream, or balm with soothing, healing, or calming effects.
    • noun
      Any thing or action that soothes or heals.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To calm or assuage.
    • verb
      To heal by applications or medicaments; to apply salve to; to anoint.
    • verb
      To heal; to remedy; to cure; to make good.
    • verb
      To salvage.
    • verb
      (obsolete, astronomy)
      To save (the appearances or the phenomena); to explain (a celestial phenomenon); to account for (the apparent motions of the celestial bodies).
    • verb
      (obsolete)
      to resolve (a difficulty); to refute (an objection); to harmonize (an apparent contradiction).
    • verb
      (obsolete)
      To explain away; to mitigate; to excuse
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To say "salve" to; to greet; to salute.
    • A semisolid preparation intended for external application to the skin or mucous membranes. (source: UMLS)
    • ointment, cream or balm
    • something that soothes or heals
    • to calm or assuage
    • noun
      anything that remedies or heals or soothes; "he needed a salve for his conscience"
    • noun
      semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
    • verb
      apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing
    • verb
      save from ruin, destruction, or harm

    Synonyms of "salve" in English dictionary

    therapeutic, medicate, redress are the top synonyms of "salve" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of salve

    • salve ( plural  salves)
    • salve ( third-person singular simple present salves, present participle salving, simple past and past participle salved)
    • salve (plural salves)
    • salve (third-person singular simple present salves, present participle salving, simple past and past participle salved)
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