1. a healing ointment or balm applied to wounds or sores
2. something that soothes or comforts
Usage: figurative

1. to soothe or heal with or as if with a salve

Examples

• She applied a healing salve to the cut on her finger.
• The pharmacist recommended an antibiotic salve for the infection.
• His kind words were a salve to her wounded pride.
• Music became a salve for his grief after the loss.
• The nurse salved the patient’s burns with a cooling gel.
• Time will salve the pain of this difficult experience.