Catch
Catch verb - To become affected with (a disease or disorder).
Usage example: you'll catch the flu for sure if you don't get a shot
Heal
Heal verb - To restore to a healthy condition.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Also tied with the fastest runner on the team so they can catch teammates to heal them.
Source: Video Game / Killing Floor - A Magister can only be killed if you catch them by surprise and kill them before they can defend or heal themselves with magic, or if you catch them during Transition, the few seconds between when one consort dies and when they bond another.
Source: One Hero, Hold the Weaksauce - In Pyrrhic, Hanako dies in order to protect Joshua, knowing that if they stop to attempt to heal her, he would likely die, as the person who shot Hanako (Marie) would catch up to them.
Source: Heroic Sacrifice / Other
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