Agitate and Salve

Agitate

Agitate verb - To cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly.

Salve is an antonym for agitate.

Salve

Salve verb - To free from distress or disturbance.
Usage example: attempting to salve her conscience, she anonymously sent the store a sum of cash sufficient to cover the merchandise she had shoplifted

Agitate is an antonym for salve in soothe topic.

Nearby Words: salving, salved, salver
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