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Meaning
Noun
●
An
ointment
,
cream
, or
balm
with
soothing
,
healing
, or
calming
effects.
●
Any
remedy
or
action
that
soothes
or heals.
Verb
●
To
calm
or assuage.
●
To
heal
by
applications
or
medicaments
; to
apply
salve
to; to anoint.
●
To
heal
; to
remedy
; to
cure
; to make good.
●
To salvage.
●
In Astronomy:
To save (the
appearances
or the
phenomena
); to
explain
(a
celestial
phenomenon
); to
account for
(the
apparent
motions
of the
celestial
bodies).
●
To
resolve
(a
difficulty
); to
refute
(an
objection
); to
harmonize
(an
apparent
contradiction).
●
To
explain away
; to
mitigate
; to excuse.
●
To
say
“salve” to; to
greet
; to salute.
Intj
●
In Greetings:
Hail; a greeting.
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Origin
salve
English
salvare
Latin
salvus
Latin
sealf
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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Heal
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Soothe
Assuage
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Cleanser
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Puncture
Moisturiser
Massage
Mask
Moisturizer
Tonic
Malady
Skin
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Soap
Lubricant
Antidote
Veil
Cauterise
Cream
Shampoo
Talisman
Medallion
Elixir
Wax
Victim
Scrub
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Man
Tincture
Scent
Sap
Palliative
Styptic Pencil
Liquid Bandage
Sticking Plaster
Face Mask
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