Definitions

heal

[heel] / hil /

VERB

cure, recover

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alleviate fix improve mend rebuild reconcile regenerate rehabilitate rejuvenate repair restore revive settle soothe treat

STRONG

ameliorate attend compose conciliate convalesce doctor dress free harmonize knit medicate meliorate reanimate remedy renew renovate resuscitate revivify salve set

WEAK

bring around get well make healthy make sound make well make whole minister to patch up physic put on feet again

Antonyms

STRONGEST

break damage destroy harm hurt ignore injure kill neglect ruin unsettle upset weaken worry

STRONG

finish halt worsen

Example Sentences

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There was a part in the book where Essa healed a bunch of sick children, and, in payment, one of the village boys had tried to join her on her quest.

From Literature

"I am not for one minute dismissing that hurt, but directing anger and ridicule to people with Tourette's does nothing to heal that pain and does not move us forward."

From BBC

The posters that hang in hospitals and clinics are nothing more than Band-Aids placed on a wound that won’t heal without surgery.

From The Wall Street Journal

There were bumps and bruises everywhere that needed to heal.

From Literature

Aging muscles heal more slowly after injury, a frustrating reality familiar to many older adults.

From Science Daily

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