The difference between Heal and Make whole
When used as verbs, heal means to make better from a disease, wound, etc, whereas make whole means to restore (someone) to a sound, healthy, or otherwise favorable condition.
Heal is also noun with the meaning: a spell or ability that restores hit points or removes a status ailment.
check bellow for the other definitions of Heal and Make whole
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Heal as a verb (transitive):
To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
Examples:
"This bandage will heal your cut."
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Heal as a verb (intransitive):
To become better or healthy again.
Examples:
"Bandages allow cuts to heal."
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Heal as a verb:
To reconcile, as a breach or difference; to make whole; to free from guilt.
Examples:
"to heal dissensions"
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Heal as a noun (RPG, countable):
A spell or ability that restores hit points or removes a status ailment.
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Heal as a noun (obsolete, uncountable):
health
Examples:
"rfquotek Chaucer"
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Heal as a verb (transitive, obsolete, _, or, _, dialectal):
To hide; conceal; keep secret.
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Heal as a verb (transitive):
To cover, as for protection.
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Make whole as a verb (transitive, set phrase):
To restore (someone) to a sound, healthy, or otherwise favorable condition.
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Make whole as a verb (transitive, set phrase):
To repair or restore (something).
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Make whole as a verb (transitive, finance, legal):
To provide (someone), especially under the terms of a legal judgment or an agreement, with financial compensation for lost money or other lost assets.