HEAL


Meaning of HEAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhēl ]

verb

Etymology: Middle English helen, from Old English hǣlan; akin to Old High German heilen to heal, Old English hāl 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.