English dictionary
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English verb: heal | |||
| 1. | heal (change) heal or recover | ||
| Samples | My broken leg is mending. | ||
| Synonyms | mend | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate | ||
| 2. | heal (body) get healthy again | ||
| Samples | The wound is healing slowly. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody's (body part) ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | granulate, scab, skin over | ||
| 3. | heal (body) provide a cure for, make healthy again | ||
| Samples | The treatment cured the boy's acne. The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to. | ||
| Synonyms | bring around, cure | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | aid, help | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | recuperate | ||
| Entail | care for, treat | ||
| Domain category | medicine, practice of medicine | ||
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