to heal
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British pronunciation
/hiːl/

Definition & Meaning of "heal"

to heal
01

to become healthy again

Intransitive
to heal definition and meaning
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Over time, a wound may heal and gradually close.
Patients receive medical care to help injuries heal properly.
02

to cause a person or thing to return to a state of physical or emotional health

Transitive: to heal a wound or illness
to heal definition and meaning
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The medicine healed his sore throat, allowing him to speak without pain.
The doctor ’s treatment helped heal the wound quickly.
03

to reduce or ease someone's emotional pain or suffering

Transitive: to heal emotional pain
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Talking to a friend can help heal the pain of a breakup.
Her words of comfort seemed to heal his sorrow after the loss.
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