Definitions for heal

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heal heal

Spelling: [heel]

IPA: /hil/

Heal is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 29 anagrams from letters in heal (aehl).

Definitions for heal

verb (used with object)

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:
3. to free from evil; cleanse; purify:

verb (used without object)

1. to effect a cure.
2. (of a wound, broken bone, etc.) to become whole or sound; mend; get well (often followed by up or over).

Origin of heal

before 900; Middle English helen, Old English hǣlan (cognate with Dutch helen, German heilen, Old Norse heila, Gothic hailjan), derivative of hāl hale¹,

Examples for heal

A bunch of old, white, rock titans come together with young, white, X Factor hotties to persuade Britain to heal Africa.

The desire to be healed did heal; the thirst for a miracle worked the miracle.

To be all-powerful and heal every one of them, was not that the desire which rose from each heart?

To break her self-destructive cycle and heal, she decides to hike 1,100 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail solo.

heal STL was destroyed, as were several other shops and offices contained in the building that went up in smoke Monday night.

I suspect it was but another shape of the virtue that went forth to heal.

It would be ridiculous for me to try to heal you with big phrases.

Then heal STL was burned down Monday like a moribund body for cremation.

We had decided we would make a film together because we both agreed about the importance of art as a way to heal.

So we voice our hope and our belief that we can help to heal this divided world.