(~s, salving, ~d)
1.
If you do something to ~ your conscience, you do it in order to feel less guilty. (FORMAL)
I give myself treats and justify them to ~ my conscience.
= ease
VERB: V n
2.
Salve is an oily substance that is put on sore skin or a wound to help it heal.
...a soothing ~ for sore, dry lips.
= balm
N-MASS