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lenitive |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lenitive \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lenitive \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: lenitive adj : moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear [syn: {alleviative}, {alleviatory}, {mitigative}, {mitigatory}, {palliative}] n : remedy that eases pain and discomfort
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