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• heal — (v.) O.E. hælan cure; save; make whole, sound and well, from P.Gmc. *hailjan (Cf. O.S. helian, O.N. heila, O.Fris. hela, Du. helen, Ger. heilen, Goth. ga hailjan to heal, cure ), lit. to make whole (see HEALTH (Cf. health)). Related …   Etymology dictionary

• heal — *cure, remedy …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• cure — n *remedy, medicine, medicament, medication, specific, physic cure vb Cure, heal, remedy mean to rectify an unhealthy or undesirable condition especially by some specific treatment (as medication). Cure and heal may apply interchangeably to both… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Cure — Cure, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cured} (k[=u]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Curing}.] [OF. curer to take care, to heal, F., only, to cleanse, L. curare to take care, to heal, fr. cura. See {Cure},.] 1. To heal; to restore to health, soundness, or sanity; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• heal´a|ble — heal «heel», transitive verb. 1. to make whole, sound, or well; bring back to health; cure: »The medicine and rest will soon heal your wound. Physician, heal thyself (Luke 4:23). SYNONYM(S): See syn. under cure. (Cf. ↑cure) 2. F …   Useful english dictionary

• cure — [kyoor] n. [OFr < L cura, care, concern, trouble < OL * coira < IE base * kois , be concerned] 1. a healing or being healed; restoration to health or a sound condition 2. a medicine or treatment for restoring health; remedy 3. a system,… …   English World dictionary

• Heal — Heal, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Healed} (h[=e]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Healing}.] [OE. helen, h[ae]len, AS. h[=ae]lan, fr. h[=a]l hale, sound, whole; akin to OS. h[=e]lian, D. heelen, G. heilen, Goth. hailjan. See {Whole}.] 1. To make hale, sound, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Heal — may refer to: * Healing, the process of repair and regeneration of damaged organic tissue. * Heal (album) , the Sacred Reich album. * Heal (magazine) , a consumer magazine for cancer survivors published by CURE Media Group. People: * Shane Heal,… …   Wikipedia

• heal — [hi:l] v [I and T] [: Old English; Origin: hAlan] 1.) also heal up if a wound or a broken bone heals or is healed, the flesh, skin, or bone grows back together and becomes healthy again ▪ It took three months for my arm to heal properly. 2.) to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• heal — [hēl] vt. [ME helen < OE hælan (akin to Ger heilen) < base of hal, sound, healthy: see HALE1, WHOLE] 1. to make sound, well, or healthy again; restore to health [heal the sick] 2. a) to cure or get rid of (a disease) …   English World dictionary

• cure — vb cured, cur·ing vt: to deal with in a way that eliminates or corrects: as a: to use judicial procedures to undo (damage to a litigant s case caused by procedural errors made during a trial) subsequent proceedings cured harm caused by trial… …   Law dictionary