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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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Advertisement But those centuries of public service have left deep scars, some of which may never heal.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Embiid has missed 26 of Philadelphia’s 39 games this season, most recently due to a left foot sprain that was healing as the swelling in his knee occurred.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2025
Tomlinson had perhaps the greatest task in depicting a woman who tries to step outside of what is expected of her while trying to heal from past traumas.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Heal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heal. Accessed 29 Jan. 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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