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to heal
01
to become healthy again
Intransitive
Example
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
Example
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
Example
Talking to a friend can help heal the pain of a breakup.
Her words of comfort seemed to heal his sorrow after the loss.
