Meaning of LENITIVE
| Pronunciation: | | 'lenitiv
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- [n] remedy that eases pain and discomfort
- [adj] moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
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| | Synonyms: | | alleviative, alleviatory, mitigative, mitigatory, moderating, palliative |
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| | See Also: | | curative, cure, remedy | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Len"i*tive\ (-t[i^]v), a. [Cf. F. l['e]nitif. See
{Lenient}.]
Having the quality of softening or mitigating, as pain or
acrimony; assuasive; emollient.
\Len"i*tive\, n. [Cf. F. l['e]nitif.]
1. (Med.)
(a) A medicine or application that has the quality of
easing pain or protecting from the action of
irritants.
(b) A mild purgative; a laxative.
2. That which softens or mitigates; that which tends to allay
passion, excitement, or pain; a palliative.
There is one sweet lenitive at least for evils,
which Nature holds out; so I took it kindly at her
hands, and fell asleep. --Sterne.
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