heal

B2 · Upper Intermediate Medicine

v. to make someone healthy again or to fix a wound.

v. to cause a wound, injury, or person to become healthy again. Transitive use implies an external agent or treatment.

“The new cream helped to heal the skin infection very quickly.”

“Ancient civilisations used various herbs and rituals in an attempt to heal the sick and wounded after battle.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate

v. to make a bad situation or a broken relationship better.

v. to reconcile a breach or difference; to restore emotional or social wholeness.

“It took many years for the two families to heal their relationship after the argument.”

“The peace talks were designed to heal the divisions that had torn the country apart for decades.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Computing Slang

n. in games, a spell or power that gives a character more health.

n. a specific action, spell, or ability in a game context that restores a character's health points.

“The team survived the boss fight because the priest provided a quick heal.”

“The player's strategy relied on a constant cycle of shields and heals to mitigate the boss's high damage output.”