heal

[heel] / hil /

VERB

cure, recover

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alleviate fix improve mend rebuild reconcile regenerate rehabilitate rejuvenate repair restore revive settle soothe treat

STRONG

ameliorate attend compose conciliate convalesce doctor dress free harmonize knit medicate meliorate reanimate remedy renew renovate resuscitate revivify salve set

WEAK

bring around get well make healthy make sound make well make whole minister to patch up physic put on feet again

Antonyms

STRONGEST

break damage destroy harm hurt ignore injure kill neglect ruin unsettle upset weaken worry

STRONG

finish halt worsen

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The researchers next asked whether removing senescent cells could help restore the intestine's ability to heal.

From Science Daily

This durability allowed the vocal cords more time to heal compared with currently available injectable treatments, which typically break down much faster.

From Science Daily

He walked away with a healed ankle and a conviction: AI was set to become not just a novel technology but a new paradigm.

From The Wall Street Journal

His sister, Mona, said that hundreds of people around the world had helped bring this moment about and the family could now finally begin to heal.

From BBC

But time is helping the family to heal.

From BBC

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