heal
[verb]
Synonyms: cure, make well, mend, regenerate, remedy, restore, treat

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English Thesaurus: cure, remedy, antidote, heal, make somebody (feel) better, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

heal /hiːl/ verb [intransitive and transitive]
[Language: Old English; Origin: hælan]

1. (also heal up) if a wound or a broken bone heals or is healed, the flesh, skin, or bone grows back together and becomes healthy again:
It took three months for my arm to heal properly.

2. to make someone who is ill become healthy again, especially by using natural powers or prayer ⇒ cure:
a preacher who claims that he can heal the sick

3. to become mentally or emotionally strong again after a bad experience, or to help someone to do this:
The trauma of divorce can often be healed by successful remarriage.

4. if an argument or disagreement between people heals or you heal it, the people stop arguing or disagreeing
heal the wounds/breach/division/rift
Our main goal must be to heal the divisions in our society.
The rift between the two younger men never healed.
heal over phrasal verb
if a wound or an area of broken skin heals over, new skin grows over it and it becomes healthy again

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

heal
verb
ADV. completely, properly The wound hasn't healed properly yet.
partially | beautifully, nicely, well | gradually, slowly | quickly | eventually, finally | up The wound healed up very nicely.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

cure a medicine or medical treatment that makes an illness go away:
The scientists are trying to find a cure for Alzheimer’s Disease.
remedy a way to treat a health problem, especially a small problem such as a cold, using plants or other natural methods:
Rinsing with salt water is a good home remedy for a sore throat.
The store sells herbal remedies.
antidote a medicine that will stop the effects of a poison or dangerous drug:
There is no known antidote to a bite from this snake.
heal to cure someone - used especially when someone cures people using special religious powers, rather than using medicine. Also used when saying that a cream or treatment makes a wound better:
He claimed that he could heal the sick.
This cream is good for healing minor cuts and bruises.
make somebody (feel) better to make someone who is ill well again, especially when they have an illness that is not very serious:
The pills did make me feel better.
relieve/ease (also alleviate formal) to reduce someone’s pain or unpleasant feelings:
Aspirin will help to relieve the symptoms.
I can give you something to alleviate the pain.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

cure to make someone who has an illness completely well again or to stop a disease making someone ill - used especially about drugs or other treatments:
Many cancer victims can be cured if the disease is detected early enough.
heal to cure someone - used especially when someone cures people using special religious powers, rather than using medicine. Also used when saying that a cream or treatment makes a wound better:
He claimed that he could heal the sick.
This cream is good for healing minor cuts and bruises.
make somebody (feel) better to make someone who is ill well again, especially when they have an illness that is not very serious:
The pills did make me feel better.
relieve/ease (also alleviate formal) to reduce someone’s pain or unpleasant feelings:
Aspirin will help to relieve the symptoms.
I can give you something to alleviate the pain.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲