lenitive

len·i·tive

L0119300 (lĕn′ĭ-tĭv)adj. Capable of easing pain or discomfort.n. A lenitive medicine.

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[Middle English lenitif, from Old French, from Medieval Latin lēnītīvus, from Latin lēnītus, past participle of lēnīre, to soothe, from lēnis, soft; see lē- in Indo-European roots.]

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len′i·tive·ly adv.

lenitive

(ˈlɛnɪtɪv) adjsoothing or alleviating pain or distressn (Pharmacology) obsolete a lenitive drug[C16: from Medieval Latin lēnītīvus, from Latin lēnīre to soothe]

len•i•tive

(ˈlɛn ɪ tɪv)

adj. 1. softening, soothing, or mitigating, as medicines or applications. 2. mildly laxative. n. 3. a lenitive medicine or application. [1535–45; < Medieval Latin lēnītīvus= Latin lēnīt(us), past participle of lēnīre (see lenient) + -īvus -ive]

lenitive

a medicinal preparation or application for soothing pain; a palliative. — lenitive, adj.See also: Remedies

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lenitive - remedy that eases pain and discomfortcurative, cure, therapeutic, remedy - a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
Adj.	1.	lenitive - moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bearalleviative, alleviatory, mitigative, mitigatory, palliativemoderating - lessening in intensity or strength

Translations

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