Antonyms for salve

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : sav, sahv

Phonetic Transcription : sæv, sɑv

Definition of salve

Origin : Old English sealf "healing ointment," from West Germanic *salbo- "oily substance" (cf. Old Saxon salba, Middle Dutch salve, Dutch zalf, Old High German salba, German salbe "ointment"), from PIE *solpa-, from root *selp- "fat, butter" (cf. Greek elpos "fat, oil," Sanskrit sarpis "melted butter"). The figurative sense of "something to soothe wounded pride, etc." is from 1736.

noun ointment for relief of pain or illness
verb soothe

Example sentences :

He spoke with the sureness of a man of wealth, confident that money will salve any wound.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

And this time the thing he wanted was to get the dervish to rub some of the salve on his other eye.
Extract from : « Tom Sawyer Abroad » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

And he hollered the first thing that "he wanted some of Hall's salve."
Extract from : « Samantha Among the Brethren, Part 2. » by Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley)

His wounded pride demanded a salve to be procured at any cost.
Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini

But Gage was endeavoring to salve his smart and conceal his own shame.
Extract from : « The Siege of Boston » by Allen French

"Salve, O Benedicte," joyously cried the fiery-eyed veteran.
Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill

Now the salve my mother found for this hurt was one to my especial liking.
Extract from : « The Rose of Old St. Louis » by Mary Dillon

Grandmother made a salve that was splendid for burns and cuts.
Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Salem » by Amanda Minnie Douglas

Mother spread a piece of linen and laid it on and left her some salve.
Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Salem » by Amanda Minnie Douglas

The mediation of Russia Mr. Gallatin considered a salve to the pride of England.
Extract from : « Albert Gallatin » by John Austin Stevens

Synonyms for salve

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