v.
Pronunciation: ' h ē l
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English helen, from Old English h ǣ lan; akin to Old High German heilen to heal, Old English h ā l whole ― more at WHOLE
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
1 a : to make sound or whole < heal a wound> b : to restore to health
2 a : to cause (an undesirable condition) to be overcome : MEND <the troubles ⋯ had not been forgotten, but they had been heal ed ― William Power> b : to patch up (a breach or division) < heal a breach between friends>
3 : to restore to original purity or integrity < heal ed of sin>
intransitive verb : to return to a sound state