heal

/hiːl/

Definitions

1. verb

to make (someone or something) healthy or well again, or to become healthy or well again

“The doctor helped her to heal from the injury.”

2. verb

to cure (a disease or injury) completely

“The new medicine will help to heal the patient from the flu.”

3. noun

the process of becoming healthy or well again

“The patient’s heal was slow, but she’s on the mend now.”

4. noun

a remedy or treatment that makes someone or something healthy or well again

“The doctor prescribed a special heal for the patient’s wound.”

5. verb

to repair or make something whole again

“The community came together to heal the damaged road.”

6. verb

to mend or repair a relationship

“The couple tried to heal their broken relationship.”

Synonyms

  • cure
  • recover
  • recovery
  • remedy
  • treat

Antonyms

  • damage
  • destroy
  • harm
  • hurt
  • injure