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
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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.
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Jenna Ryu, SELF, 11 Feb. 2025
Fundamental research in the biology of branching helps cure cardiovascular diseases and cancer, design materials that can heal themselves and predict how trees will respond to a changing climate.
—Mitchell Newberry, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2025
The juvenile is healing in the company of an adult crested caracara also being rehabilitated by the Gulf Coast Wildlife Rescue.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2025
Marshall wants to grow the fungus in order to help heal the world.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Heal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heal. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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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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