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salved

/sævd/ /sɑvd/

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verb

To calm or assuage.

Examples :

"The apology salved the hurt feelings between the two friends. "

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To heal by applications or medicaments; to apply salve to; to anoint.

Examples :

"She carefully salved the baby's scraped knee with antiseptic ointment. "

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To heal; to remedy; to cure; to make good.

Examples :

"The comforting words from her teacher salved the student's anxiety about the test. "

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verb

Examples :

"The museum salved many artifacts from the flooded basement. "

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To save (the appearances or the phenomena); to explain (a celestial phenomenon); to account for (the apparent motions of the celestial bodies).

Examples :

"The astronomer salved the confusion about the unusual star movements by proposing a new theory. "

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To resolve (a difficulty); to refute (an objection); to harmonize (an apparent contradiction).

Examples :

"The company offered a public apology and a donation to local charities, hoping to have salved the damage to its reputation after the pollution incident. "

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To explain away; to mitigate; to excuse.

Examples :

"He tried to salve his conscience by donating to charity after cheating on his taxes. "

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To say “salve” to; to greet; to salute.

Examples :

"The knight, upon entering the king's hall, salved his monarch with a respectful bow and a loud, "Your Majesty!" "

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