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Salve \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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