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.
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.
But Ebranck salved both their infamies
With noble deeds. Spenser.
What may we do, then, to salve this seeming inconsistence? Milton.