Heal
Heal verb - To restore to a healthy condition.
Patch
Patch verb - To put into good shape or working order again.
Usage example: patch the tire and it'll be as good as new
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Both words in one sentence
- Heal Thyself suffered a somewhat similar fate - Doctors couldn't patch themselves up with expensive medicine in the field anymore, and everyone else has to use low-level medicine.
Source: Video Game / Dead Frontier -
The teleporting Council doomed many underpowered variant builds until Blizzard removed the heal in the expansion pack patch.
Source: Video Game / Diablo II - Slap patches let any character be this, providing a straight 20% healing per patch: trauma patches heal physical health, while stim patches heal mental health.
Source: Video Game / Shadowrun
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Patch and Heal. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/heal/patch
Heal & Patch. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/heal/patch>.
Patch or Heal. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/heal/patch.
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