Cleans vs Heal - What's the difference?
cleans | heal |
To hide; conceal; keep secret.
To cover, as for protection.
To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
* Bible, Matthew viii. 8
To become better.
To reconcile, as a breach or difference; to make whole; to free from guilt.
(obsolete) health
As nouns the difference between cleans and heal
is that cleans is while heal is (obsolete) health.As verbs the difference between cleans and heal
is that cleans is (clean) while heal is to hide; conceal; keep secret or heal can be to make better from a disease, wound, etc; to revive or cure.heal
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) helen, hilen, from (etyl) . Related to (l), (l).Alternative forms
* (l), (l) * (l) (Scotland)Verb
Etymology 2
From (etyl) helen, from (etyl) . More at (l).Verb
- This bandage will heal your cut.
- Speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed .
- Bandages allow cuts to heal .
- to heal dissensions
Synonyms
* (make better) cure, make whole * (become better) get better, recoverDerived terms
* healable * healand, Healand * healer * healthNoun
(-)- (Chaucer)
