heals
Recovers from injury
Heals is the verb form of heal, meaning to make or become whole again.
Wounds heal, relationships heal, time heals.
A healer heals the sick.
The word applies to physical recovery The cut healed without scarring and emotional or spiritual restoration She's still healing from the divorce.
What heals may also simply improve: a good night's sleep heals most frustrations.
Gradual return to health
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- remissionTemporary disease absence
- improvementPositive change in quality
strengthens · revives · rallies · mends · restores · regains · overcomes · survives
Releasing resentment toward offenders
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
trauma · counseling · therapy · support · processing · catharsis · resolution · peace
Care for an ailment
- medicineCurative substance or practice
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
- antibioticsBacteria-destroying medicines
- vaccineDisease prevention injection
prescription · therapy · surgery · ointment · bandage · antiseptic · disinfectant · chemotherapy
Gently relieves distress
- easesReduces severity or difficulty
- alleviatesReduces severity of
- relievesLessens or substitutes for
- calmsReduces agitation
comforts · balm · salve · palliative · respite · assuages · mitigates · lessens
Address to deity
- meditationFocused attention practice
- faithTrust without proof
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- reikiJapanese energy healing
chakra · shamanic · holistic · ritual · ceremony · anointing · pilgrimage · sacred
In slow stages
- slowlyAt reduced speed
- naturallywithout artificial help
- eventuallyAt a later time
- patienceCalm during delays
process · stages · resilience
recuperation
Gradual return to health
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- remissionTemporary disease absence
improvement · strengthens · revives · rallies · mends · restores · regains · overcomes · survives · responds
forgiveness
Releasing resentment toward offenders
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- acceptanceConsent to receive
grief · trauma · counseling · therapy · support · processing · catharsis · resolution · peace · solace
treatment
Care for an ailment
- medicineCurative substance or practice
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
- antibioticsBacteria-destroying medicines
vaccine · prescription · therapy · surgery · ointment · bandage · antiseptic · disinfectant · chemotherapy · immunization
soothes
Gently relieves distress
- easesReduces severity or difficulty
- alleviatesReduces severity of
- relievesLessens or substitutes for
calms · comforts · balm · salve · palliative · respite · assuages · mitigates · lessens · softens
prayer
Address to deity
- meditationFocused attention practice
- faithTrust without proof
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
reiki · chakra · shamanic · holistic · ritual · ceremony · anointing · pilgrimage · sacred · purification
gradually
In slow stages
- slowlyAt reduced speed
- naturallywithout artificial help
- eventuallyAt a later time
patience · process · stages · resilience
- bouncing backrebounds, springs back, snaps back, ricochets, boomerang effect
healsworsens
Becomes less favorable
exacerbates · aggravates · deteriorates · degrades · compounds
- good healthAbsence of illness
- health nutWellness-obsessed person
- mental healthEmotional and cognitive well-being
- health careServices preventing and treating illness
- healthcare plansInsurance for medical services
- healthcare industryBusinesses providing medical services
health, healthy, heal, healing, unhealthy, healed, healer, healthful, healthier