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
- 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
- aid
- alleviate
- ally
- assuage
- balm
- becalm
- calm
- calm down
- cerate
- cool off
- counterirritant
- cream
- cure
- dressing
- ease
- emolient
- heal
- help
- liniment
- lotion
- lubricant
- medication
- medicine
- mollify
- pacify
- pour oil on
- quiet
- relieve
- remedy
- settle
- smooth down
- soften
- still
- take the edge off
- take the sting out of
- unburden
- unction
- unguent
- untrouble
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