heal

verb

ˈhēl

healed; healing; heals

transitive verb

: to make free from injury or disease : to make sound or whole

heal a wound

: to make well again : to restore to health

heal the sick

: to cause (an undesirable condition) to be overcome : mend

the troubles … had not been forgotten, but they had been healed

William Power

: to patch up or correct (a breach or division)

heal a breach between friends

: to restore to original purity or integrity

healed of sin

intransitive verb

: to become free from injury or disease : to return to a sound state

The cut has already healed.

Example Sentences

You've got to give the injury time to heal. After the divorce, he needed some time to heal. The ointment will help heal the wound.

Recent Examples on the Web Lashonia Thompson-El, executive director of Peace for DC, said one of the most important components of the academy was creating space for the students to heal from their own trauma.

Emily Davies, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022 My deepest hope is that these two intelligent, capable men have an opportunity to heal, talk this out and reconcile.

Shafiq Najib, Peoplemag, 20 Aug. 2022 Now, the local Narcotics Anonymous community, along with other recovery groups, are attempting to heal from the Aug. 8 incident and prevent any stigma from shrouding addiction rehabilitation.

Abigail Hasebroock, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2022 Devi continues to heal from the loss of her father and deal with the everyday pressures of teenage life, including meeting Des (Anirudh Pisharody), a dreamy Indian guy and the son of Nalini’s new friend, played by Sarayu Rao.

Brahmjot Kaur, NBC News, 12 Aug. 2022 Adults aren’t always in an ideal situation to process and heal from trauma either, of course.

Lauren Krouse, SELF, 4 Aug. 2022 Recovering from it will demand a different kind of resilience – not to endure loss, but to effectively heal from it.

Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 July 2022 In order to help heal some of the anxiety from the day, Church of Christ at Greenpoint, a local congregation a few doors down from the shooting, opened for the day for counseling and prayer.

Antonio Ferme, Variety, 19 July 2022 After a mass shooting left seven dead and dozens more injured at the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, the question for the surrounding community became how to heal from the tragedy.

Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2022 See More

healing 1 of 3

noun

as in rehabilitation

the process or period of gradually regaining one's health and strength the long period of healing following the operation

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

rehabilitation
recovery
rehab
recuperation
mending
convalescence
revival
comeback
survival
resuscitation
rally
snapback

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

deterioration
degeneration
weakening
fading
worsening
failing
decline
sinking
regression
relapse
wilting
withering
wasting (away)
languishing

healing

2 of 3

adjective

as in medicinal

tending to cure disease or restore health the native peoples of South America recognized the healing powers of the dried bark of the cinchona tree, formerly used as a specific in malaria

Synonyms & Similar Words

medicinal
therapeutic
curative
restorative
remedial
healthful
officinal
sanative
healthy
wholesome
salutary
corrective
tonic
salubrious
alleviative

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

unhealthy
noxious
toxic
deleterious
injurious
unwholesome
infectious
damaging
pernicious
unhealthful
detrimental
harmful
poisonous
ill
hurtful
adverse
bad
noisome
baneful
insalubrious
baleful
unsanitary
insanitary
unhygienic

healing

3 of 3

verb

present participle of heal

as in curing

to restore to a healthy condition a low-fat vegetarian diet, moderate exercise, and stress management help heal a diseased heart heal the sick

Synonyms & Similar Words

curing
rehabilitating
fixing
treating
repairing
reviving
mending
relieving
rehabbing
alleviating
rejuvenating
revitalizing
nursing
medicating
doctoring
setting up
renewing
physicking
resuscitating
remedying
fortifying
ministering (to)
attending (to)
caring (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

hurting
damaging
wounding
impairing
disabling
crippling
harming
injuring
mutilating
ailing
maiming
weakening
lacerating
debilitating
wasting
afflicting
sapping
mangling
laming
sickening
enervating
enfeebling
laying up

as in recovering

to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness most of the soldiers could go home while they were still healing from their wounds

Synonyms & Similar Words

recovering
improving
recuperating
mending
convalescing
recouping
gaining
rallying
coming back
snapping back
reviving
pulling round
surviving
coming to
coming around
coming round
recruiting
pulling through
picking up
cheering (up)
perking (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

ailing
collapsing
declining
deteriorating
weakening
sickening
fading
worsening
degenerating
failing
sinking
wasting (away)
withering
wilting
coming down
languishing
relapsing
regressing

as in alleviating

to bring about recovery from time heals all wounds, even those of the heart

Synonyms & Similar Words

curing
alleviating
remedying
relieving
soothing
mending
treating
lightening
salving
easing
tempering
allaying
diagnosing
doctoring
assuaging
palliating
moderating
nursing
medicating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

aggravating
worsening
misdiagnosing
underdiagnosing
overdiagnosing

单词	healing
释义	heal verb ˈhēl healed; healing; heals transitive verb 1 a : to make free from injury or disease : to make sound or whole heal a wound b : to make well again : to restore to health heal the sick 2 a : to cause (an undesirable condition) to be overcome : mend the troubles … had not been forgotten, but they had been healed William Power b : to patch up or correct (a breach or division) heal a breach between friends 3 : to restore to original purity or integrity healed of sin intransitive verb : to become free from injury or disease : to return to a sound state The cut has already healed. Synonyms cure fix mend rehab rehabilitate set up See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences You've got to give the injury time to heal. After the divorce, he needed some time to heal. The ointment will help heal the wound. Recent Examples on the Web Lashonia Thompson-El, executive director of Peace for DC, said one of the most important components of the academy was creating space for the students to heal from their own trauma. Emily Davies, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022 My deepest hope is that these two intelligent, capable men have an opportunity to heal, talk this out and reconcile. Shafiq Najib, Peoplemag, 20 Aug. 2022 Now, the local Narcotics Anonymous community, along with other recovery groups, are attempting to heal from the Aug. 8 incident and prevent any stigma from shrouding addiction rehabilitation. Abigail Hasebroock, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2022 Devi continues to heal from the loss of her father and deal with the everyday pressures of teenage life, including meeting Des (Anirudh Pisharody), a dreamy Indian guy and the son of Nalini’s new friend, played by Sarayu Rao. Brahmjot Kaur, NBC News, 12 Aug. 2022 Adults aren’t always in an ideal situation to process and heal from trauma either, of course. Lauren Krouse, SELF, 4 Aug. 2022 Recovering from it will demand a different kind of resilience – not to endure loss, but to effectively heal from it. Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 July 2022 In order to help heal some of the anxiety from the day, Church of Christ at Greenpoint, a local congregation a few doors down from the shooting, opened for the day for counseling and prayer. Antonio Ferme, Variety, 19 July 2022 After a mass shooting left seven dead and dozens more injured at the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, the question for the surrounding community became how to heal from the tragedy. Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English helen, from Old English hǣlan; akin to Old High German heilen to heal, Old English hāl whole — more at whole First Known Use before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a Phrases Containing heal heal the rift/breach self-heal heal the rift/breach self-heal Kids Definition heal verb ˈhēl healed; healing : to make or become healthy or well again The cut healed slowly. Medical Definition heal transitive verb ˈhē(ə)l 1 : to make sound or whole especially in bodily condition 2 : to cure of disease or disorder heal injured tissues intransitive verb 1 : to return to a sound state the wound heals 2 : to effect a cure healing 1 of 3 noun as in rehabilitation the process or period of gradually regaining one's health and strength the long period of healing following the operation Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance rehabilitation recovery rehab recuperation mending convalescence revival comeback survival resuscitation rally snapback Antonyms & Near Antonyms deterioration degeneration weakening fading worsening failing decline sinking regression relapse wilting withering wasting (away) languishing See More healing 2 of 3 adjective as in medicinal tending to cure disease or restore health the native peoples of South America recognized the healing powers of the dried bark of the cinchona tree, formerly used as a specific in malaria Synonyms & Similar Words medicinal therapeutic curative restorative remedial healthful officinal sanative healthy wholesome salutary corrective tonic salubrious alleviative Antonyms & Near Antonyms unhealthy noxious toxic deleterious injurious unwholesome infectious damaging pernicious unhealthful detrimental harmful poisonous ill hurtful adverse bad noisome baneful insalubrious baleful unsanitary insanitary unhygienic See More healing 3 of 3 verb present participle of heal 1 as in curing to restore to a healthy condition a low-fat vegetarian diet, moderate exercise, and stress management help heal a diseased heart heal the sick Synonyms & Similar Words curing rehabilitating fixing treating repairing reviving mending relieving rehabbing alleviating rejuvenating revitalizing nursing medicating doctoring setting up renewing physicking resuscitating remedying fortifying ministering (to) attending (to) caring (for) Antonyms & Near Antonyms hurting damaging wounding impairing disabling crippling harming injuring mutilating ailing maiming weakening lacerating debilitating wasting afflicting sapping mangling laming sickening enervating enfeebling laying up See More 2 as in recovering to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness most of the soldiers could go home while they were still healing from their wounds Synonyms & Similar Words recovering improving recuperating mending convalescing recouping gaining rallying coming back snapping back reviving pulling round surviving coming to coming around coming round recruiting pulling through picking up cheering (up) perking (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms ailing collapsing declining deteriorating weakening sickening fading worsening degenerating failing sinking wasting (away) withering wilting coming down languishing relapsing regressing See More 3 as in alleviating to bring about recovery from time heals all wounds, even those of the heart Synonyms & Similar Words curing alleviating remedying relieving soothing mending treating lightening salving easing tempering allaying diagnosing doctoring assuaging palliating moderating nursing medicating Antonyms & Near Antonyms aggravating worsening misdiagnosing underdiagnosing overdiagnosing
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heal

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