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Heal

/hiːl/

Heal is a verb and noun with 4 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

verb
  1. To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
    “This bandage will heal your cut.”
  2. To become better or healthy again.
    “Bandages allow cuts to heal.”
noun
  1. A spell or ability that restores hit points or removes a status ailment.
  2. Health

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API

Synonyms get better recover cure make whole

Origin

From Middle English helen, from Old English hælan.

Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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