Heal

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To restore to health or soundness; cure. See Synonyms at cure.
  • v. To set right; repair: healed the rift between us.
  • v. To restore (a person) to spiritual wholeness.
  • verb-intransitive. To become whole and sound; return to health.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To make better; to revive, recover, or cure.
  • v. To become better.
  • n. health
  • v. To hide; conceal; keep secret.
  • v. To cover, as for protection.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To cover, as a roof, with tiles, slate, lead, or the like.
  • v. To make hale, sound, or whole; to cure of a disease, wound, or other derangement; to restore to soundness or health.
  • v. To remove or subdue; to cause to pass away; to cure; -- said of a disease or a wound.
  • v. To restore to original purity or integrity.
  • v. To reconcile, as a breach or difference; to make whole; to free from guilt; as, to heal dissensions.
  • verb-intransitive. To grow sound; to return to a sound state; ; -- sometimes with up or over.
  • n. Health.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make whole or sound; restore to health or soundness; cure: as, to heal the sick.
  • To restore to wholesome conditions; remove something evil or noxious from: purify; cleanse; strengthen.
  • To remedy; remove, repair, or counteract by salutary or beneficial means: as, to heal a quarrel or a breach.
  • To grow whole or sound; return to a sound state: with reference to a wound, sometimes with up or over.
  • n. Health; well-being.
  • To hide; conceal; keep secret.
  • To cover, as for protection.
  • To cover (the roots of trees and plants), usually in an inclined or slanting position, with soil, after they have been taken out of the ground, and before setting them permanently: generally used with in.
  • A variant spelling of heel.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. get healthy again
  • v. provide a cure for, make healthy again
  • v. heal or recover
  • Verb Form
    healed    healing    heals   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    ameliorate    better    meliorate    improve   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    healable   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    cure    health    incarn    recover    get better   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Biel    Brasil    Camille    Cecile    Cele    Ciel    Emil    Emile    Keil    Kiel   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    magic    magical    very    medicine    cure    cleanse    salvation    recovery    regeneration    health