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- [sav, sahv]
- /sæv, sɑv/
- /sælv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sav, sahv]
- /sæv, sɑv/
Definitions of salve word
- noun salve a medicinal ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores. 1
- noun salve anything that soothes, mollifies, or relieves. 1
- verb with object salve to soothe with or as if with salve; assuage: to salve one's conscience. 1
- transitive verb salve assuage, appease: conscience 1
- noun salve balm, ointment 1
- verb salve If you do something to salve your conscience, you do it in order to feel less guilty. 0
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Origin of salve
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English sealf; cognate with German Salbe salve, Sanskrit sarpis melted butter; (v.) Middle English salven, Old English sealfian
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Parts of speech for Salve
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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
salve popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
salve usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for salve
noun salve
- anti-biotic — any of a large group of chemical substances, as penicillin or streptomycin, produced by various microorganisms and fungi, having the capacity in dilute solutions to inhibit the growth of or to destroy bacteria and other microorganisms, used chiefly in the treatment of infectious diseases.
- balm — Balm is a sweet-smelling oil that is obtained from some tropical trees and used to make creams that heal wounds or reduce pain.
- balsam — Balsam is a sweet-smelling oil that is obtained from certain trees or bushes and used to make medicines and perfumes.
- biologic — pertaining to biology.
- biologics — biological products such as vaccines and therapeutic sera, used to induce immunity to infectious diseases or harmful substances of biological origin
verb salve
- comfort — If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.
- dulling — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- flatter — to make flat.
- get well — conveying wishes for one's recovery, as from an illness: a get-well card.
- heal — to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
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