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1. a. Serving to assuage pain; soothing. Source: opted
2. a. Any medicine which allays pain, as an opiate or narcotic; anything that soothes disturbed feelings. Source: opted
3. adj. capable of relieving pain Source: wordnet
4. n. a medicine used to relieve pain Source: wordnet
5. Serving to assuage pain; soothing.The anodyne draught of oblivion. Burke. Source: adambom
6. j:100 n a medicine used to relieve pain s capable of relieving pain Source: ecdict

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pain medicine assuage capable relieve relieving serving soothing allays anything burke disturbed draught feelings narcotic oblivion opiate soothes

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anodynes anodynous

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