Salve, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Salved (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Salving.] [AS. sealfian to anoint. See Salve, n.]
1. To heal by applications or medicaments; to cure by remedial treatment; to apply salve to; as, “to salve a wound”. Shak.
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2. To heal; to remedy; to cure; to make good; to soothe, as with an ointment, especially by some device, trick, or quibble; to gloss over.
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But Ebranck salved both their infamies
With noble deeds. Spenser.
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What may we do, then, to salve this seeming inconsistence? Milton.
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