— healable , adj.
/heel/ , v.t.
1. to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
2. to bring to an end or conclusion, as conflicts between people or groups, usually with the strong implication of restoring former amity; settle; reconcile: They tried to heal the rift between them but were unsuccessful.
3. to free from evil; cleanse; purify: to heal the soul.
v.i.
4. to effect a cure.
5. (of a wound, broken bone, etc.) to become whole or sound; mend; get well (often fol. by up or over ).
[ bef. 900; ME helen, OE haelan (c. D helen, G heilen, ON heila, Goth hailjan ), deriv. of hal HALE 1 , WHOLE ]
Syn. 1. See cure. 2. compose, soothe. 3. purge, disinfect.
Ant. 1, 2. irritate. 3. soil, infect.