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heal
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heal  (hl)
v. healed, heal·ing, heals
v.tr.
1. To restore to health or soundness; cure. See Synonyms at cure.
2. To set right; repair: healed the rift between us.
3. To restore (a person) to spiritual wholeness.
v.intr.
To become whole and sound; return to health.

[Middle English healen, from Old English hlan; see kailo- in Indo-European roots.]

heala·ble adj.

heal
Verb
1. (of a wound) to repair by natural processes, such as by scar formation
2. to restore (someone) to health
3. to repair (a rift in a personal relationship or an emotional wound) [Old English hælan]
healer n
healing nadj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.heal - heal or recover; "My broken leg is mending"
ameliorate, improve, meliorate, better - get better; "The weather improved toward evening"
2.heal - get healthy again; "The wound is healing slowly"
scab - form a scab; "the wounds will eventually scab"
skin over - grow new skin over an injury
granulate - form granulating tissue; "wounds and ulcers can granulate"
ameliorate, improve, meliorate, better - get better; "The weather improved toward evening"
3.heal - provide a cure for, make healthy again; "The treatment cured the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to"
practice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard"
aid, help - improve the condition of; "These pills will help the patient"
recuperate - restore to good health or strength

heal
verb 1. (sometimes with up) mend, get better, get well, cure, regenerate, show improvement
verb 2. cure, restore, mend, make better, remedy, make good, make well << OPPOSITE injure
verb 3. patch up, settle, reconcile, put right, harmonize, conciliate
Translations
heal [hiːl] vtcurar
vicicatrizar

heal [hiːl] vt, viguérir

heal [hiːl] vt, viheilen

heal [hiːl] vt, viguarire

heal
v heal [hiːl]
(often withup) (especially of cuts, wounds etc) to make or become healthy; to (cause to) return to a normal state or condition That scratch will heal (up) in a couple of days; this ointment will soon heal your cuts. genees, gesond word يُشْفي лекувам zahojit; vyhojit hele; læge beeilen επουλώνω, επουλώνομαι, γιατρεύω curar paranema, parandama شفا دادن parantaa, parantua guérir לְרַפֵּא स्वस्थ होना (iz)lijeciti se, ozdraviti (meg)gyógyít; (meg-, be)gyógyul sembuh græða, lækna guarire 治る 고치다, 치유되다, 낫다 užgyti, užgydyti sadzīt; sadziedēt sembuh helen, genezen helbrede, kurere, lege (wy)leczyć, goić się sarar a vindeca заживать; заживлять zahojiť sa; vyliečiť zaceliti (se) izlečiti läka รักษา iyileş(tir)mek 治癒 виліковувати, загоювати(ся) زخم یا چوٹ کا ٹھیک ہونا hàn gắn; chữa khỏi bệnh
n healer
a person or thing that heals Time is the great healer. geneser, heler شافٍ лечител léčitel healer; naturlæge das Heilmittel θεραπευτής curador, sanador parandaja شفا دهنده parantaja guérisseur/-euse מְרַפֵּא घाव भरने वाला iscjelitelj, vidar gyógyító penyembuh græðari guaritore, guaritrice 治療者 약, 치료자 gydytojas dziednieks bomoh; penawar heler, genezer naturlege, healer, helbreder lekarz, lek (aquele que) cura vindecător целитель; лекарь liečiteľ zdravnik, zdravilo iscelitelj person som botar, läke-, botemedel ผู้รักษา iyileştiren kimse 治療物 цілитель کوئی شخص یا شے جو شفا دے người/vật hàn gắn


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