healed; healing; heals
1
a
: to make free from injury or disease : to make sound or whole
heal a wound
b
: to make well again : to restore to health
heal the sick
2
a
: to cause (an undesirable condition) to be overcome : mend
the troubles … had not been forgotten, but they had been healed—
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b
: to patch up or correct (a breach or division)
heal a breach between friends
3
: to restore to original purity or integrity
healed of sin
: to become free from injury or disease : to return to a sound state
The cut has already healed.
Examples of heal in a Sentence
You've got to give the injury time to heal.
After the divorce, he needed some time to heal.
The ointment will help heal the wound.
Recent Examples on the Web
In a world marred with brokenness, these glimmers speak to the possibility of grieving losses, healing heartache and allowing ourselves to be changed.
—Martha Yesowitch, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2024
Knitting itself has documented therapeutic effects and can help heal trauma, says Dominique Kaehler Schweizer, also known as Madame Tricot (Mrs. Knitting), a Franco-Swiss psychiatrist and 3D knitting artist.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2024
The herb has long been used to treat illnesses and heal wounds.
—Lisa Desantis, Health, 1 June 2024
Loading your audio article SAN FRANCISCO — No, two years was not enough time to heal this wound, not if the reaction Friday evening inside Oracle Park offered any indication.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 31 May 2024
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Martha Yesowitch, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2024
Knitting itself has documented therapeutic effects and can help heal trauma, says Dominique Kaehler Schweizer, also known as Madame Tricot (Mrs. Knitting), a Franco-Swiss psychiatrist and 3D knitting artist.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2024
The herb has long been used to treat illnesses and heal wounds.
—Lisa Desantis, Health, 1 June 2024
Loading your audio article SAN FRANCISCO — No, two years was not enough time to heal this wound, not if the reaction Friday evening inside Oracle Park offered any indication.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 31 May 2024
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“Heal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heal. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.
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heal
verb
: to make or become healthy or whole
heal the sick
a cut that heals slowly
Medical Definition
heal
transitive verb1
: to make sound or whole especially in bodily condition
2
: to cure of disease or disorder
heal injured tissues
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