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len·i·tive L0119300 (lĕn′ĭ-tĭv)adj. Capable of easing pain or discomfort.n. A lenitive medicine. [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.] 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] lenitivea medicinal preparation or application for soothing pain; a palliative. — lenitive, adj.See also: RemediesThesaurusNoun | 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 | Translationslenitivocalmantelenitivosedativolenitive
len·i·tive (len'i-tiv), 1. Soothing; relieving discomfort or pain. 2. Rarely used term for a demulcent. [L. lenio, pp. lenitus, to soften, fr. lenis, mild] lenitive (lĕn′ĭ-tĭv)adj. Capable of easing pain or discomfort.n. A lenitive medicine. len′i·tive·ly adv.lenitive A term that has been retired from the working medical parlance, formerly used as an adjective (meaning soothing), or as a noun (meaning demulcent).len·i·tive (len'i-tiv) Soothing; relieving discomfort or pain. [L. lenio, pp. lenitus, to soften, fr. lenis, mild]lenitive
Synonyms for lenitivenoun remedy that eases pain and discomfortRelated Words- curative
- cure
- therapeutic
- remedy
adj moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bearSynonyms- alleviative
- alleviatory
- mitigative
- mitigatory
- palliative
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