Main Entry:

heal

Pronunciation:

\ˈhēl\

Function:

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 verb1 a: to make sound or whole <heal a wound> b: to restore to health2 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 (a breach or division) <heal a breach between friends>3: to restore to original purity or integrity <healed of sin>intransitive verb: to return to a sound state