HEAL Synonyms
There are 24 hypernyms of the word heal. (close relations)
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cure | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain verb • provide a cure for, make healthy again • prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve • make (substances) hard and improve their usability • be or become preserved | ||||||||
mend | verbv | |||||||
noun • sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment) • the act of putting something in working order again verb • restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken • heal or recover | ||||||||
recover | verbv | |||||||
verb • cover anew • get or find back; recover the use of • get over an illness or shock • regain a former condition after a financial loss • regain or make up for • reuse (materials from waste products) | ||||||||
alleviate | verbv | |||||||
verb • provide physical relief, as from pain • make easier | ||||||||
ameliorate | verbv | |||||||
verb • to make better • get better | ||||||||
fix | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • informal terms for a difficult situation • something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug • the act of putting something in working order again • an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear • a determination of the place where something is verb • restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken • cause to be firmly attached • decide upon or fix definitely • prepare for eating by applying heat • take vengeance on or get even • set or place definitely • kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study • make fixed, stable or stationary • make infertile • influence an event or its outcome by illegal means • put (something somewhere) firmly • make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc • to be about to do something | ||||||||
improve | verbv | |||||||
verb • to make better • get better | ||||||||
nurse | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician) • a woman who is the custodian of children verb • try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury • maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings) • serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people • treat carefully • give suck to | ||||||||
regenerate | verbv | |||||||
adjective • reformed spiritually or morally verb • reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new • amplify (an electron current) by causing part of the power in the output circuit to act upon the input circuit • bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one • get or give new life or energy; return to life, regain energy, recuperate • replace (tissue or a body part) through the formation of new tissue • be formed or shaped anew • form or produce anew • undergo regeneration • restore strength | ||||||||
rehabilitate | verbv | |||||||
verb • help to readapt, as to a former state of health or good repute • reinstall politically • restore to a state of good condition or operation | ||||||||
relieve | verbv | |||||||
verb • provide physical relief, as from pain • free someone temporarily from his or her obligations • grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to • lessen the intensity of or calm • save from ruin, destruction, or harm • relieve oneself of troubling information • provide relief for • free from a burden, evil, or distress • take by stealing • grant exemption or release to • alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive | ||||||||
remedy | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil • a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain verb • set straight or right • provide relief for | ||||||||
restore | verbv | |||||||
verb • return to its original or usable and functioning condition • get or give new life or energy; return to life, regain energy, recuperate • give or bring back • restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken • bring back into original existence, use, function, or position | ||||||||
soothe | verbv | |||||||
verb • give moral or emotional strength to • cause to feel better | ||||||||
treat | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • something considered choice to eat • an occurrence that causes special pleasure or delight verb • interact in a certain way • subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition • provide treatment for • act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression • provide with a gift or entertainment • provide with choice or abundant food or drink • engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement • regard or consider in a specific way | ||||||||
bring around | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to adopt an opinion or course of action • provide a cure for, make healthy again • call to mind |