Lenitive \LEN-uh-tiv\
Part of Speech:- Adjective (can also be used as a noun)
Meaning:- alleviating pain or harshness, soothing.
Origin:- From Latin verb lenire meaning to soothe or soften.
Sentence:- The warm ginger tea had a lenitive effect on my sore throat.
I love ginger tea.
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A little whiskey in your ginger tea might magnify the lenitive effect ten fold. I have no idea. I just heard that somewhere.
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Oh! I never knew that… 🙂
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Would “ameliorate” be a synonym?
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I am not sure.. they work in different ways.. ameliorate is a verb while lenitive is an adjective.. they can’t be put in place of each other..
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Thanks for the clarification.
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