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Synonyms & Antonyms of heal
1
to restore to a healthy condition
- a low-fat vegetarian diet, moderate exercise, and stress management help heal a diseased heart
- heal the sick
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2
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
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- come back,
- convalesce,
- gain,
- mend,
- pull round
- [chiefly British],
- rally,
- recoup,
- recover,
- recuperate,
- snap back
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3
to bring about recovery from
- time heals all wounds, even those of the heart
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The first known use of heal was before the 12th century
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