Mend and Nurse

Mend

Mend verb - To restore to a healthy condition.
Usage example: mended the broken plant so that it was soon thriving again

Nurse and mend are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nurse" instead a verb "Mend".

Nearby Words: mended, mending, mender

Nurse

Nurse verb - To attend to the needs and comforts of.

Mend and nurse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mend" instead a verb "Nurse".

Nearby Words: nursed, nursery, nursing, nurseling

Common collocations

wound mend wound nurse wound
wounds mend wounds nurse wounds
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