heal
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- pronunciation:
- hil
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
heals, healing, healed |
| definition 1: |
to make whole or healthy again; cure.
When I got hurt I was surprised at how quickly my body healed itself.- synonyms:
- cure, repair
- antonyms:
- aggravate
- similar words:
- nurse, remedy, treat
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| definition 2: |
to become healthy or whole again.
I'm glad to see that your cut is healing.- synonyms:
- recover, recuperate
- similar words:
- improve, mend
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| related words: |
cure, mend, recover, recuperate, relieve |
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| derivation: |
healed (adj.) |
The words
heal and
heel, and the contraction
he'll (he will), sound alike but have different meanings.