heal

pronunciation

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  • Verb:
    heal or recover
    get healthy again
    provide a cure for, make healthy again

Word Origin

heal (v.)
Old English hælan "cure; save; make whole, sound and well," from Proto-Germanic *hailjan (cognates: Old Saxon helian, Old Norse heila, Old Frisian hela, Dutch helen, German heilen, Gothic ga-hailjan "to heal, cure"), literally "to make whole," from PIE *kailo- "whole" (see health). Intransitive sense from late 14c. Related: Healed; healing.

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vt. & vi.

wound injure hurt

Example

1. No wonder that incident took so much time to heal .
2. Things you can do to heal a broken heart !
3. But this is necessary step to heal .
4. A human fingertip can sometimes grow back and cuts often heal with minimal scarring .
5. Repentance is a prerequisite for reconciliation since a change of ways has to occur to heal grievances .

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