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salve vs medicine

medicine vs salve

salve and medicine both are nouns.

salve and medicine both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
salve Yes No Yes No
medicine Yes No Yes No
As verbs, medicine is a hypernym of salve; that is, medicine is a word with a broader meaning than salve:
  • salve: apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing
  • medicine: treat medicinally, treat with medicine
Other hypernyms of salve include medicate.
salve (noun) medicine (noun)
anything that remedies or heals or soothes the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries
semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation punishment for one's actions
(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
salve (verb) medicine (verb)
apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing treat medicinally, treat with medicine
save from ruin, destruction, or harm
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