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English noun: salve | |||
| 1. | salve (artifact) semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation | ||
| Synonyms | balm, ointment, unction, unguent | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | curative, cure, remedy, therapeutic | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | arnica, baby oil, balsam, carron oil, cerate, chrism, chrisom, holy oil, lip balm, mentholated salve, mercurial ointment, sacramental oil, zinc ointment | ||
| Substance holonym | lanolin, wool fat, wool grease | ||
| Domain category | medical specialty, medicine | ||
| 2. | salve (act) anything that remedies or heals or soothes | ||
| Samples | He needed a salve for his conscience. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | redress, remediation, remedy | ||
English verb: salve | |||
| 1. | salve (social) save from ruin, destruction, or harm | ||
| Synonyms | relieve, salvage, save | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deliver, rescue | ||
| 2. | salve (body) apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing | ||
| Examples | Did he salve his foot? | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | medicate, medicine | ||
| Domain category | medicine, practice of medicine | ||
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