heal

  • 21heal — verb 1 (I) also heal up if a wound or a broken bone heals, the flesh, skin, bone etc grows back together and becomes healthy again: It took three months for my arm to heal properly. 2 (T) to cure someone who is ill or make a wound heal 3 heal the …

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  • 22Heal Me — Infobox Album | Name = Heal Me Type = Album Artist = Salmonella Dub Background = lightsteelblue Released = 2007 Recorded = Salmonella Dub Hapuku Studio, Kaikoura, 2006, January May 2007 Genre = Dub Length = 56:50 Label = Virgin/EMI Producer =… …

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  • 23heal — verb Etymology: Middle English helen, from Old English hǣlan; akin to Old High German heilen to heal, Old English hāl whole more at whole Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to make sound or whole < heal a wound > b. to restore to&#8230; …

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  • 24heal — 1. To restore to health, especially to cause an ulcer or wound to cicatrize or unite. 2. To become well, to be cured; to cicatrize or close, said of an ulcer or wound. [A.S. healan] * * * health education assistance loan; Hospital and Emergency&#8230; …

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  • 25heal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. mend, cure; repair, restore; ease. See restoration. Ant., infect. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make well or sound] Syn. cure, remedy, restore, rehabilitate, renew, treat, attend, minister to, restore to&#8230; …

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  • 26heal — [[t]hil[/t]] v. t. 1) med to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment 2) to repair or reconcile; settle: to heal the rift between them[/ex] 3) to free from evil; cleanse; purify: to heal the soul[/ex] 4) to effect a&#8230; …

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  • 27heal — healable, adj. /heel/, v.t. 1. to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment. 2. to bring to an end or conclusion, as conflicts between people or groups, usually with the strong implication of restoring former amity;&#8230; …

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  • 28heal — 1. verb a) To make better; to revive, recover, or cure. This band aid will heal your cut. b) To become better. Band aids allow cuts to heal. Syn …

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  • 29heal — verb ADVERB ▪ completely, fully, properly ▪ The wound hasn t healed properly yet. ▪ partially ▪ nicely, well …

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  • 30heal — [[t]hi͟ːl[/t]] ♦♦♦ heals, healing, healed 1) V ERG When a broken bone or other injury heals, it becomes healthy and normal again. Within six weeks the bruising had gone, but it was six months before it all healed... If they d operated and pinned&#8230; …

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