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Heal Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Heal? [v] provide a cure for, make healthy again [v] get healthy again; "The wound is healing slowly" [v] heal or recover; "My broken leg is mending" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Heal: cure \| mend Related Terms \| Find terms related to Heal: bandage \| bathe \| bring around \| bring round \| care for \| cicatrize \| close up \| cure \| diagnose \| doctor \| flux \| give care to \| granulate \| heal over \| improve \| knit \| massage \| mend \| minister to \| nurse \| operate on \| patch up \| physic \| plaster \| poultice \| pull round \| purge \| reconcile \| recover \| recuperate \| recure \| rejuvenate \| remedy \| renew \| repair \| restore \| restore to health \| revitalize \| right itself \| rub \| scab over \| set \| settle \| splint \| strap \| treat \| work a cure See Also \| aid \| ameliorate \| ameliorate \| better \| better \| care for \| cicatrise \| cicatrize \| granulate \| help \| improve \| improve \| meliorate \| meliorate \| recuperate \| scab \| scab over \| skin over \| treat Heal In Webster's Dictionary \Heal\, v. t. [See {Hele}.] To cover, as a roof, with tiles, slate, lead, or the like. [Obs.] \Heal\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Healed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Healing}.] [OE. helen, h[ae]len, AS. h[=ae]lan, fr. h[=a]l hale, sound, whole; akin to OS. h[=e]lian, D. heelen, G. heilen, Goth. hailjan. See {Whole}.] 1. To make hale, sound, or whole; to cure of a disease, wound, or other derangement; to restore to soundness or health. Speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. --Matt. viii. 8. 2. To remove or subdue; to cause to pass away; to cure; -- said of a disease or a wound. I will heal their backsliding. --Hos. xiv. 4. 3. To restore to original purity or integrity. Thus saith the Lord, I have healed these waters. --2 Kings ii. 21. 4. To reconcile, as a breach or difference; to make whole; to free from guilt; as, to heal dissensions. \Heal\, v. i. To grow sound; to return to a sound state; as, the limb heals, or the wound heals; -- sometimes with up or over; as, it will heal up, or over. Those wounds heal ill that men do give themselves. --Shak. \Heal\, n. [AS. h?lu, h?l. See {Heal}, v. t.] Health. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

Heal Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Heal?

[v] provide a cure for, make healthy again
[v] get healthy again; "The wound is healing slowly"
[v] heal or recover; "My broken leg is mending"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Heal: cure | mend

Heal In Webster's Dictionary

\Heal\, v. t. [See {Hele}.]
To cover, as a roof, with tiles, slate, lead, or the like.
[Obs.]


\Heal\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Healed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Healing}.] [OE. helen, h[ae]len, AS. h[=ae]lan, fr. h[=a]l
hale, sound, whole; akin to OS. h[=e]lian, D. heelen, G.
heilen, Goth. hailjan. See {Whole}.]
1. To make hale, sound, or whole; to cure of a disease,
   wound, or other derangement; to restore to soundness or
   health.

         Speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
                                               --Matt. viii.
                                               8.

2. To remove or subdue; to cause to pass away; to cure; --
   said of a disease or a wound.

         I will heal their backsliding.        --Hos. xiv. 4.

3. To restore to original purity or integrity.

         Thus saith the Lord, I have healed these waters. --2
                                               Kings ii. 21.

4. To reconcile, as a breach or difference; to make whole; to
   free from guilt; as, to heal dissensions.


\Heal\, v. i.
To grow sound; to return to a sound state; as, the limb
heals, or the wound heals; -- sometimes with up or over; as,
it will heal up, or over.

      Those wounds heal ill that men do give themselves.
                                               --Shak.


\Heal\, n. [AS. h?lu, h?l. See {Heal}, v. t.]
Health. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

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