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verb (used with object)
1.
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
2.
to bring to an end or conclusion, as conflicts between people or groups, usually with the strong implication of restoring former amity; settle; reconcile: They tried to heal the rift between them but were unsuccessful.
3.
to free from evil; cleanse; purify: to heal the soul.
verb (used without object)
4.
to effect a cure.
5.
(of a wound, broken bone, etc.) to become whole or sound; mend; get well (often followed by up or over).
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Healable
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| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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Origin:
before 900; Middle English helen, Old English hǣlan (cognate with Dutch helen, German heilen, Old Norse heila, Gothic hailjan), derivative of hāl hale1, whole
before 900; Middle English helen, Old English hǣlan (cognate with Dutch helen, German heilen, Old Norse heila, Gothic hailjan), derivative of hāl hale1, whole
Related forms
heal·a·ble, adjective
half-healed, adjective
pre·heal, verb (used with object)
un·heal·a·ble, adjective
un·healed, adjective
EXPANDwell-healed, adjective
COLLAPSEAntonyms
1, 2. irritate. 3. soil, infect.
1, 2. irritate. 3. soil, infect.
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Word Origin & History
heal
O.E. hælan "make whole, sound and well," from P.Gmc. *khailaz (cf. O.S. helian, O.N. heila, O.Fris. hela, Du. heelen, Ger. heilen), lit. "to make whole," which is also the source of O.E. hal (see health). Heal-all as a native word for "panacea" is attested from 1577;
EXPANDapplied to various plants since 1853.
COLLAPSE
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Medical Dictionary
heal (hēl)
v. healed, heal·ing, heals
To restore to health or soundness; cure.
To become well; return to sound health.
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