to salve one's conscience

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• salve — salve1 /sav, sahv/, n., v., salved, salving. n. 1. a medicinal ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores. 2. anything that soothes, mollifies, or relieves. v.t. 3. to soothe with or as if with salve; assuage: to salve one s conscience.… …   Universalium

• salve — I [[t]sæv, sɑv[/t]] n. v. salved, salv•ing 1) pha a medicinal ointment for treating wounds and sores 2) anything that soothes, mollifies, or relieves 3) to soothe with or as if with salve; assuage; ease: to salve one s conscience[/ex] • Etymology …   From formal English to slang

• salve — I. /sav / (say sahv), /sælv / (say salv) noun 1. a healing ointment to be applied to wounds and sores for relief or healing. 2. anything that soothes or mollifies. –verb (t) (salved, salving) 3. to soothe as if with salve: to salve one s… …  

• salve — salve1 [sav, säv] n. [ME < OE sealf, akin to Ger salbe < IE base * selp , fat, butter > Sans sarpis , melted butter] 1. any medicinal ointment applied to wounds, skin irritations, burns, etc. for purposes of soothing or healing 2.… …   English World dictionary

• Conscience — Not to be confused with consciousness. For other uses, see Conscience (disambiguation). Vincent van Gogh, 1890. Kröller Müller Museum. The Good Samaritan (after Delacroix). Conscience is an aptitude, faculty, intuition or judgment of the …   Wikipedia

• sal|ve — salve1 «sav, sahv», noun, verb, salved, salv|ing. –n. 1. a soft, greasy substance put on wounds and sores; healing ointment: »Is this salve good for burns? SYNONYM(S): unguent. 2. Figurative. a) »T …   Useful english dictionary

• salvo — I. noun (plural salvos or salvoes) Etymology: Italian salva, from French salve, from Latin, hail!, from salvus healthy more at safe Date: 1591 1. a. a simultaneous discharge of two or more guns in military action or as a salute b. the release all …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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