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heal

Pronunciation: /hiːl/

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Definition of heal

verb

[with object]
  • 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:the bullet wounds 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

healable

adjective

healer

noun

Origin:

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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