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   heal

   /hiːl/

   verb

   • 1. 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: "the bullet wounds 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 › dictionary › englishHEAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   HEAL definition: 1. to make or become well again, especially after a cut or other injury: 2. If a bad situation or…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › healHeal Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of HEAL is to make free from injury or disease : to make sound or whole. How to use heal in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHEAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   HEAL meaning: 1. to make or become well again, especially after a cut or other injury: 2. If a bad situation or…. Learn more.

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 examples of HEAL used in a sentence.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishheal verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   [transitive, intransitive] heal (something) to put an end to something or make something easier to bear; to end or become easier to bear. She was never able to heal the rift between herself and her father. The breach between them never really healed.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › healHeal - definition of heal by The Free Dictionary

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   1. to restore or be restored to health. 2. (Medicine) ( intr; often foll by over or up) (of a wound, burn, etc) to repair by natural processes, as by scar formation.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHEAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Definition of 'heal' Word Frequency. heal. (hiːl ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense heals , present participle healing , past tense, past participle healed. 1. verb B2. When a broken bone or other injury heals or when something heals it, it becomes healthy and normal again.