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- DictionaryHeal/hēl/
verb
- 1. (of a person or treatment) cause (a wound, injury, or person) to become sound or healthy again: "his concern is to heal sick people"
to make or become well again, especially after a cut or other injury: heal (up) The wounds were gradually healing (up). The plaster cast helps to heal the broken bone. If a bad situation or painful emotion heals, it ends or improves, and if something heals it, it makes it end or improve:
To heal is to recover or become healthy again. You'll need to wait until your blisters heal before you put your hiking boots back on and climb Mt. Everest. They say time can heal, or cure, a broken heart, while you can be sure that rest, an ice pack, and propping your foot up will heal your twisted ankle.
Definition of heal verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Heal definition, to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment. See more.
verb [ I, T ] uk / hiːl / us ( also heal up) Add to word list. B2. If a wound or broken bone heals, it becomes healthy again, and if something heals it, it makes it healthy again: The wound on his head had begun to heal. healer. noun [ C ] someone who makes sick people well again using something such as prayer or magic.
1. a. To restore to health or soundness; cure: healed the sick patient. b. To ease or relieve (emotional distress): Only time can heal her grief. 2. To set right; repair: healed the rift between us. v.intr. 1. a. To recover from an illness or injury; return to health. b.
6 days ago · verb. 1. to restore or be restored to health. 2. (intr; often foll by over or up) (of a wound, burn, etc) to repair by natural processes, as by scar formation. 3. (transitive) a. to treat (a wound, etc) by assisting in its natural repair. b.
