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verb

Heal v. t. To cover, as a roof, with tiles, slate, lead, or the like. (Obs.)

Heal v. t. (past & past part. healed; pres. part. healing)

To make hale, sound, or whole; to cure of a disease, wound, or other derangement; to restore to soundness or health. "Speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed."

To remove or subdue; to cause to pass away; to cure; said of a disease or a wound. "I will heal their backsliding."

To restore to original purity or integrity. "Thus saith the Lord, I have healed these waters."

To reconcile, as a breach or difference; to make whole; to free from guilt; as, to heal dissensions.

Heal v. i. To grow sound; to return to a sound state; as, the limb heals, or the wound heals; sometimes with up or over; as, it will heal up, or over. "Those wounds heal ill that men do give themselves."

noun

Heal n. Health. (Obs.)

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Heal" Quotes from Famous Books

... cannot," answered Moritz, with calm dignity. "There is but one balm which my king could grant me. Money is not a plaster to soothe and heal a wounded heart. Sire, I beg you to dismiss me, for I will return ...

— Old Fritz and the New Era • Louise Muhlbach

... in a lower voice, but too late. Moreover, even if Florent's sister could have heard those words, they would not have sufficed to heal the wound which the first ones had made in the most sensitive part of her ...

— Serge Panine • Georges Ohnet

... Yakushi Niurai of the Cuttlefish, whose image thou carriest, desires to have his place in this village, and he will heal this plague. Thou shalt, therefore, raise a temple to him here that not only this small-pox, but other diseases for future generations, may be cured ...

— Tales of Old Japan • Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford

... of consolation, Marian, a man is always referred to—that shadowy and perfect creature who is to appear in the future, and heal all his wounds. There will be no such after-love for me. I staked all when I played the great game; and have lost all. But why cannot ...

— Fenton's Quest • M. E. Braddon

... or prickly stem Will take a prisoner her long garments' hem; To disentangle it I kneel, Oft wounding more than I can heal; It makes ...

— My Beautiful Lady. Nelly Dale • Thomas Woolner

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