1 intr. (often foll. by up) (of a wound or injury) become sound or healthy again.
2 tr. cause (a wound, disease, or person) to heal or be healed.
3 tr. put right (differences etc.).
4 tr. alleviate (sorrow etc.).
Phrases and idioms:
heal-all
1 a universal remedy, a panacea.
2 a popular name of various medicinal plants.
Derivatives:
healable adj. healer n.
Etymology: OE haeliglan f. Gmc, rel. to WHOLE
Useful english dictionary. 2012.