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   Heal

   /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" Similar make bettermake wellcuretreat successfullyrestore to healthget someone back on their feetput someone on the road to recoverymake goodmendremedyrestoreOpposite make worse
   • ▪ become sound or healthy again: "he would have to wait until his knee had healed" Similar get betterget wellbe curedbecome healthyrecovermendbe on the mendimproveshow improvementbe restoredOpposite get worse
   • ▪ alleviate (a person's distress or anguish): "time can heal the pain of grief" Similar alleviateassuagepalliaterelieveameliorateeasehelpsoftenlessenmitigateattenuateallaysalveOpposite aggravate
   • ▪ correct or put right (an undesirable situation): "the rift between them was never really healed" Similar put rightset rightput to rightsrepairremedyresolvecorrectsettlemake goodpatch upsootheconciliatereconcileharmonizeOpposite worsen

   Word Origin Old Englishhǣlan (in the sense ‘restore to sound health’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heelen and German heilen, also to whole.

   Derivatives

   • 1. healable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 7

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › healHEAL | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   noun [ C ] someone who makes sick people well again using something such as prayer or magic. (Definition of heal from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of heal. in Chinese (Traditional) 癒合, 治癒, （使）（壞的情況）好轉… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 愈合, 治愈, （使）（坏的情况）好转… See more. in Spanish. curar, curarse, sanar…

3. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › healheal verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Check pronunciation: heal. Definition of heal verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

4. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › healheal | meaning of heal in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary ...

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   heal. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English heal /hiːl/ verb [ intransitive, transitive] 1 (also heal up) if a wound or a broken bone heals or is healed, the flesh, skin, or bone grows back together and becomes healthy again It took three months for my arm to heal properly. 2 to make someone who is ill become healthy again ...

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › healHeal Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Heal definition, to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment. See more.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › healheal | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   heal meaning: 1. If a wound or broken bone heals, it becomes healthy again, and if something heals it, it makes…. Learn more.

7. www.oed.com › dictionary › heal_v1heal, v.¹ meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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   What does the verb heal mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb heal . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

8. www.merriam-webster.com › sentences › healExamples of 'Heal' in a Sentence | Merriam-Webster

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   verb. Definition of heal. Synonyms for heal. The ointment will help heal the wound. You've got to give the injury time to heal. After the divorce, he needed some time to heal. Now stop with this heal up and get back on the road with us. Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times , 4 Dec. 2023.