Heal and Injure

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Heal

Heal verb - To restore to a healthy condition.
Usage example: heal the sick
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Synonyms for Heal
Antonyms for Heal
Injure is an antonym for heal in cure topic.
Nearby Words: healthy, health, healing, healed, healer

Injure

Injure verb - To cause bodily damage to.
Usage example: injured himself while skiing
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Synonyms for Injure
Antonyms for Injure
Heal is an antonym for injure in hurt topic.
Nearby Words: injury, injurious, injuring
Similar words of heal

Similar words of injure

Common collocations

person heal person injure person
arm heal arm injure arm
character heal character injure character
body heal body injure body
Other words: someone, time, characters, leg, target, anyone, player, units, players, enemies, members.

Both words in one sentence

  • Anyanwu can alter her own DNA and appearance at will, while her descendants are able to heal or injure the bodies of themselves and others.
    Source: Master of Your Domain
  • Paradigm Shift: An unidentified military R&D agency created artificial werebeasts, who (besides transforming to a furry clawed shape) are extremely strong and extremely aggressive, are difficult to injure and heal supernaturally fast.
    Source: Phlebotinum Rebel
  • Literature / The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant Her magic requires her to injure herself to heal others, but it's what she's dedicated her life to doing nonetheless.
    Source: Literature / The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
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Antonyms for heal


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