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heal

Syllabification: (heal)

Pronunciation: /hēl/

Definition of heal

[with object]

(of a person or treatment) cause (a wound, injury, or person) to become sound or healthy again:his concern is to heal sick people
[no object] become sound or healthy again:he would have to wait until his knee had healed
alleviate (a person’s distress or anguish):time can heal the pain of grief
correct or put right (an undesirable situation):the rift between them was never really healed

Derivatives

Old English hǣlan (in the sense 'restore to sound health'), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heelen and German heilen, also to whole

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