Relieve and Salve

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Relieve

Relieve verb - Save from ruin, destruction, or harm.

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Salve is a synonym for relieve in ease topic. In some cases you can use "Salve" instead a verb "Relieve", when it comes to topics like let up on. popular alternative

Nearby Words: relief, relieving

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

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Relieve is a synonym for salve in soothe topic. You can use "Relieve" instead a verb "Salve". popular alternative

Nearby Words: salving, salved, salver

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conscience	relieve conscience	salve conscience
guilt	relieve guilt	salve guilt

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Attley manages to salve his conscience at least somewhat, if not actually relieve it.

Source: Web Comic / The Sanity Circus

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