heal

verb

US /hil/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	heal
he/she/it	heals
present participle	healing
past tense	healed
past participle	healed

1
intransitive if an injury heals, the skin or bone grows back together and becomes healthy again
The wound took a long time to heal.
Synonyms and related words
To get better after an illness
recover
survive
respond
1. 1a
  transitive to make a part of the body healthy again after an injury
  Vitamin K is needed by the body for healing cuts and bruises.
  Synonyms and related words
  To perform a medical test, treatment or operation
  abort
  anaesthetize
  anesthetize
2. 1b
  intransitive/transitive to make someone healthy again after they have been sick, especially by using methods other than medicine
  The body will heal itself if given the chance.
  Synonyms and related words
  To perform a medical test, treatment or operation
  abort
  anaesthetize
  anesthetize
2
intransitive/transitive if an emotional problem heals, or if something heals it, you become happy again
She realized that the pain of her loss had never truly healed.
Synonyms and related words
To be, or to become happy or happier
rejoice in
brighten
treasure
3
transitive to repair damage to land
Nature has started to heal the scars left by the mines.
Synonyms and related words
To repair something
darn
do up
fix
4
transitive to make people stop fighting and have a better relationship
He said it was time for the country’s wounds to be healed.
heal a rift/division/breach:
The meeting was called in an effort to heal the rift between the two presidents.
Synonyms and related words
To reduce, or to remove the bad effects of something
heal
soften the blow/impact/effect
mitigate

phrasal verbs

heal over

heal up

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