Word Definition

Heal

  1. To make hale, sound, or whole; to cure of a disease, wound, or other derangement; to restore to soundness or health.
  2. To cover, as a roof, with tiles, slate, lead, or the like.
  3. To reconcile, as a breach or difference; to make whole; to free from guilt; as, to heal dissensions.
  4. Health.
  5. 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.
  6. To remove or subdue; to cause to pass away; to cure; -- said of a disease or a wound.
  7. To restore to original purity or integrity.