heal

 
Pronunciation: /hiːl/

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