verb
- past tense of salve; soothed or eased (pain, guilt, or distress)
- past tense of salve; applied healing ointment or balm to (a wound)
Examples
- She salved her conscience by donating to charity.
- The nurse salved the patient’s wounds with antiseptic cream.
- His kind words salved her hurt feelings.
- The doctor salved the burn with a cooling gel.
- Time had salved most of his grief over the loss.
- They salved the cut with herbal ointment.