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—
William Power
William Power
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.
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Rachel Desantis, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Everything was petroleum-based and not actually healing his lips.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
But, in fact, her fracture, under the stress of so much rehab, wasn’t healing properly.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
Activity limitations: Patients may need to limit physical activity for several weeks post-surgery to allow the liver to heal properly.
—Robert Burakoff, Verywell Health, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Heal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heal. Accessed 19 Nov. 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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