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
Freshly harvested sweet potatoes have a bland and starchy taste, but curing improves their flavor and reduces the chances of rot by giving minor cuts and abrasions time to heal.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2024
In an interview with AARP, Bennett's wife, Susan, revealed that music was a healing entity along the journey.
—EW.com, 27 Sep. 2024
In order to heal witchcraft, Wanda walked the road further than anyone else ever had and had to face various magical creatures and demons along the way.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
For Your Senses The healing power of music — long touted by Greek philosophers Aristotle and Pythagoras — lives inside Schermerhorn Symphony Center where the Nashville Symphony and rotating guests perform.
—Kate Donnelly, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2024
In an interview with AARP, Bennett's wife, Susan, revealed that music was a healing entity along the journey.
—EW.com, 27 Sep. 2024
In order to heal witchcraft, Wanda walked the road further than anyone else ever had and had to face various magical creatures and demons along the way.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
For Your Senses The healing power of music — long touted by Greek philosophers Aristotle and Pythagoras — lives inside Schermerhorn Symphony Center where the Nashville Symphony and rotating guests perform.
—Kate Donnelly, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for heal
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“Heal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heal. Accessed 1 Oct. 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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