heal

v., healed, heal·ing, heals.

v.tr.

1. To restore to health or soundness; cure. See synonyms at cure.
2. To set right; repair: healed the rift between us.
3. To restore (a person) to spiritual wholeness.

v.intr.
To become whole and sound; return to health.

[Middle English healen, from Old English hǣlan.]

healable heal'a·ble adj.

verb

To rectify (an undesirable or unhealthy condition): cure, remedy. See health/sickness.

v

Definition: cure, recover
Antonyms: aggravate, get worse, harm, hurt, injure

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The restoration of structure and function of injured or diseased tissues. The healing processes include blood clotting, tissue mending, scarring and bone healing. See also wound healing.

• h. by first intention — per primam; union of accurately coapted edges of a wound, with an irreducible minimum of granulation tissue.
• h. by second intention — per secundam; union by adhesion of granulating surfaces.
• h. by third intention — per tertiam; union of a wound that is closed surgically several days after the injury. See also delayed primary closure.

IN BRIEF: To bring back to a sound condition.

When we heal the earth, we heal ourselves. — David Orr

Tutor's tip: "He'll" (contraction for he will) "heal" (make healthy again) his sore "heel" (the round back part of the human foot) with herbs.

Healing in a dream often reflects a need for physical or emotional healing, the power to put right those things in the dreamer's life that need to be cared for and made well.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - læge, hele, kurere
v. intr. - læges

idioms:

• heal up    læges, hele, gro sammen

Nederlands (Dutch)
helen, sluiten van wond, een geschil bijleggen, met aarde bedekken, genezen

Français (French)
v. tr. - guérir, (fig) guérir, apaiser, reconcilier
v. intr. - guérir, se cicatriser

idioms:

• heal up    se cicatriser

Deutsch (German)
v. - heilen, beilegen, kurieren

idioms:

• heal up    verheilen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - γιαίνω, επουλώνω/-ομαι, (για πληγή) κλείνω, γιατρεύω/-ομαι, θεραπεύω/-ομαι

idioms:

• heal up    γιαίνω

Italiano (Italian)
guarire, cicatrizzare

idioms:

• heal up    cicatrizzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - curar, remediar (fig.)

idioms:

• heal up    cicatrizar

Русский (Russian)
излечивать, заживать, примирять

idioms:

• heal up    способствовать заживлению

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - curar, sanar, remediar
v. intr. - curarse, recobrar la salud

idioms:

• heal up    cicatrizarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bota, hela (bibl.), återställa, läka(s)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
治愈, 使恢复健康, 愈合, 痊愈

idioms:

• heal up    愈合

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 治癒, 使恢復健康
v. intr. - 癒合, 痊癒

idioms:

• heal up    癒合

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 고치다, 화해시키다, 깨끗이 하다
v. intr. - 치유되다, 치료하다

idioms:

• heal up    상처가 아물다, 치료하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - いやす, 和解させる, 仮植えする, 直る, いえる, 傷病を直す, 治す, 治る

idioms:

• heal up    よくなる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يبرئ, يشفي, يعالج, يداوي, يسد ثلمه ألخ, يشفى, يندمل, يلتئم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ריפא, יישב ניגודים‬
v. intr. - ‮נרפא, הגליד‬

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