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Meaning of 'heal' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Heal [ v. i.]
- To grow sound; to return to a sound state; as, the limb heals, or the wound heals; -- sometimes with up or over; as, it will heal up, or over.
2 . Heal [ v. t.]
- To cover, as a roof, with tiles, slate, lead, or the like.
- To make hale, sound, or whole; to cure of a disease, wound, or other derangement; to restore to soundness or health.
- To remove or subdue; to cause to pass away; to cure; -- said of a disease or a wound.
- To restore to original purity or integrity.
- To reconcile, as a breach or difference; to make whole; to free from guilt; as, to heal dissensions.
- Health.

Meaning of 'heal' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . heal [ v]
Meaning (1):
- heal or recover
Example in sentence:
  • My broken leg is mending
Meaning (2):
- provide a cure for, make healthy again
Example in sentence:
  • The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to;
  • The treatment cured the boy's acne
Meaning (3):
- get healthy again
Example in sentence:
  • The wound is healing slowly

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