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.
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Kashif J. Piracha, Verywell Health, 31 Oct. 2024
Next week’s election in the United States is hardly likely to heal the discord between Democrats and Republicans, but if Trump wins, talk of anti-woke AI could get a lot louder.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
This communal moment of mourning and remembering helped heal some of my wounds.
—Grecia Huesca Dominguez, refinery29.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Keke Palmer is opening up about her happy life now after healing from toxic relationships.
—Janine Rubenstein, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Heal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heal. Accessed 17 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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