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a salve TO something

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  • salve your conscience — phrase to do or say something that makes you feel less guilty or embarrassed He gives them a little money to salve his conscience. Thesaurus: to not be embarrassed or to not embarrass someonesynonym Main entry: salve …   Useful english dictionary

  • salve — ► NOUN 1) an ointment used to soothe or promote healing of the skin. 2) something that soothes wounded feelings or an uneasy conscience. ► VERB ▪ alleviate (guilty feelings): charity salves our conscience. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • salve — {{11}}salve (n.) O.E. sealf healing ointment, from W.Gmc. *salbo oily substance (Cf. O.S. salba, M.Du. salve, Du. zalf, O.H.G. salba, Ger. salbe ointment ), from PIE *solpa , from root *selp fat, butter (Cf. Gk. elpos …   Etymology dictionary

  • salve — salve1 [sælv, sa:v US sæv] n [U and C] [: Old English; Origin: sealf] a substance that you put on sore skin to make it less painful ▪ lip salve salve 2 salve2 v [T] formal salve your conscience if you do something to salve your conscience, you do …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • salve — salve1 [ sælv ] noun count or uncount a medical cream that you spread on sore skin to reduce the pain salve salve 2 [ sælv ] verb salve your conscience/pride to do or say something that makes you feel less guilty or embarrassed: He gives them a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • salve — [[t]sæ̱lv, AM sæ̱v[/t]] salves, salving, salved 1) VERB If you do something to salve your conscience, you do it in order to feel less guilty. [FORMAL] [V n] I give myself treats and justify them to salve my conscience. Syn: ease 2) N MASS Salve… …   English dictionary

  • salve — 1 noun (C, U) a substance that you put on sore skin to make it less painful 2 verb (T) formal salve your conscience if you do something to salve your conscience, you do it to make yourself feel less guilty: Buying his wife flowers helped to salve …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • salve — salve1 noun 1》 an ointment used to promote healing of the skin or as protection. 2》 something that soothes wounded feelings or an uneasy conscience. verb 1》 soothe. 2》 archaic apply a salve to (the skin). Origin OE sealfe (n.), sealfian (v.), of… …   English new terms dictionary

  • salve your conscience — to do or say something that makes you feel less guilty or embarrassed He gives them a little money to salve his conscience …   English dictionary

  • salve — Synonyms and related words: Trinkgeld, abate, aid, allay, alleviate, alleviative, alleviator, anesthetize, anodyne, anoint, appease, assuage, assuagement, assuager, balm, balsam, beeswax, benumb, bonus, bounty, bribe, brilliantine, calmative,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • Weapon salve — Weapon Weap on (w[e^]p [u^]n; 277), n. [OE. wepen, AS. w[=ae]pen; akin to OS. w[=a]pan, OFries. w[=e]pin, w[=e]pen, D. wapen, G. waffe, OHG. waffan, w[=a]fan, Icel. v[=a]pn, Dan. vaaben, Sw. vapen, Goth. w[=e]pna, pl.; of uncertain origin. Cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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