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UK [hiːl] / US [hɪl] verb
Word forms "heal":
present tense I/you/we/they heal he/she/it heals present participle healing past tense healed past participle healed
1) [intransitive] if an injury heals, the skin or bone grows back together and becomes healthy again

The wound took a long time to heal.

a) [transitive] to make a part of the body healthy again after an injury

Vitamin K is needed by the body for healing cuts and bruises.

b) [intransitive/transitive] to make someone healthy again after they have been ill, especially by using methods other than medicine

The body will heal itself if given the chance.

2) [intransitive/transitive] if an emotional problem heals, or if something heals it, you become happy again

She realized that the pain of her loss had never truly healed.

3) [transitive] to repair damage to land

Nature has started to heal the scars left by the mines.

4) [transitive] to make people stop fighting and have a better relationship

He said it was time for the country's wounds to be healed.

heal a rift/division/breach:

The meeting was called in an effort to heal the rift between the two presidents.

Phrasal verbs:

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