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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