heal

  • 11heal — (v.) O.E. hælan cure; save; make whole, sound and well, from P.Gmc. *hailjan (Cf. O.S. helian, O.N. heila, O.Fris. hela, Du. helen, Ger. heilen, Goth. ga hailjan to heal, cure ), lit. to make whole (see HEALTH (Cf. health)). Related …

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  • 12heal — [hēl] vt. [ME helen < OE hælan (akin to Ger heilen) < base of hal, sound, healthy: see HALE1, WHOLE] 1. to make sound, well, or healthy again; restore to health [heal the sick] 2. a) to cure or get rid of (a disease) …

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  • 13Heal's — Heal’s [Heals] a fashionable furniture shop in central London, England, known especially for selling modern furniture. It was moved to its present building by Ambrose Heal (1872–1959), whose father had started the business …

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  • 14heal — index cure, drug, fix (repair), help, recreate, redress, relieve (give aid), rem …

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  • 15heal — *cure, remedy …

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  • 16heal — [v] cure, recover alleviate, ameliorate, attend, bring around, compose, conciliate, convalesce, doctor, dress, fix, free, get well, harmonize, improve, knit, make healthy, make sound, make well, make whole, medicate, meliorate, mend, minister to …

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  • 17heal — ► VERB 1) make or become sound or healthy again. 2) put right (an undesirable situation). DERIVATIVES healer noun. ORIGIN Old English, related to WHOLE(Cf. ↑wholeness) …

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  • 18heal|er — «HEE luhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that heals: »Time is the great healer of sorrow. 2. a person who practices healing by Christian Science or some form of faith cure …

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  • 19heal */*/ — UK [hiːl] / US [hɪl] verb Word forms heal : present tense I/you/we/they heal he/she/it heals present participle healing past tense healed past participle healed 1) [intransitive] if an injury heals, the skin or bone grows back together and… …

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  • 20heal — 01. Her leg was badly broken in a car accident, and took several months to completely [heal]. 02. She claims to be a spiritual [healer] who can cure diseases simply by touching people. 03. The [healing] properties of vitamin E for burns and cuts… …

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