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Definitions for Healing
[1] curing or curative; prescribed or helping to heal.
[2] growing sound; getting well; mending.
[3] the act or process of regaining health: a new drug to accelerate healing.
[4] to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
[5] to bring to an end or conclusion, as conflicts between people or groups, usually with the strong implication of restoring former amity; settle; reconcile: They tried to heal the rift between them but were unsuccessful.
[6] to free from evil; cleanse; purify: to heal the soul.
[7] to effect a cure.
[8] (of a wound, broken bone, etc.) to become whole or sound; mend; get well (often followed by up or over ).
[9] to restore or be restored to health
[10] (intr; often foll by over or up) (of a wound, burn, etc) to repair by natural processes, as by scar formation
[11] (tr) to treat (a wound, etc) by assisting in its natural repair to cure (a disease or disorder)
[12] to restore or be restored to friendly relations, harmony, etc
Words related to Healing
curative, mending, curing, invigorating, remedial, medicinal
Words nearby Healing
heal, heal-all, healee, healer, healey, healing, healing by first intention, healing by second intention, healing by third intention, health, health camp
Origin of Healing
before 900; Middle English helen, Old English hǣlan (cognate with Dutch helen, German heilen, Old Norse heila, Gothic hailjan ), derivative of hāl hale1, whole
Words that may be confused with Healing
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, healheal, heel, he'll
Other words from Healing
heal·ing·ly , adverb
self-heal·ing , adjective
un·heal·ing , adjective
heal·a·ble , adjective
half-healed , adjective
pre·heal , verb (used with object)
un·heal·a·ble , adjective
un·healed , adjective
well-healed , adjective
Word origin for Healing
Old English hælan; related to Old Norse heila, Gothic hailjan, Old High German heilen; see hale 1 , whole
Synonyms for Healing
curative, curing, invigorating, mending, medicinal, remedial