heals; healed; healing
1
: to become healthy or well again
The cut healed slowly.
You've got to give the injury time to heal.
After the divorce, he needed some time to heal.
2
: to make (someone or something) healthy or well again
The ointment will help heal the wound.
heal the sick
Only time will heal the rift/breach between the two families. [=make the two families become friendly again]
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“Heal.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/heal. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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