salve
/sæv/
verb
- To soothe or relieve pain, distress, or guilt.
- A warm bath can salve sore muscles after a long workout.
- He tried to salve his conscience by apologizing.
- She hoped the donation would salve her feelings of regret.
Antonyms
noun
- A soothing ointment applied to the skin to heal or protect it.
- The herbal salve helped relieve the itching from the mosquito bite.
- She applied a healing salve to the burn on her hand.
- He kept a tube of lip salve in his pocket for dry winter days.
- Something that soothes or comforts a troubled mind or feelings.
- Her kind words were a salve to his wounded pride.
- Music can be a salve for a lonely heart.
- Time is often a salve for deep emotional pain.