Ure vs Heal - What's the difference?

ure | heal |

As nouns the difference between ure and heal

is that ure is while heal is (obsolete) health.

to hide; conceal; keep secret or heal can be to make better from a disease, wound, etc; to revive or cure.

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(obsolete, only in collocation in ure) .

* Chapman

Let us be sure of this, to put the best in ure / That lies in us.

(ur)

(obsolete) To use; to exercise; to inure; to accustom by practice.

The French soldiers from their youth have been practiced and ured in feats of arms. — Sir T. More.

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From (etyl) helen, hilen, from (etyl) . Related to (l), (l).

* (l), (l) * (l) (Scotland)

To hide; conceal; keep secret.

To cover, as for protection.

From (etyl) helen, from (etyl) . More at (l).

To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.

This bandage will heal your cut.

* Bible, Matthew viii. 8

Speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed .

To become better.

Bandages allow cuts to heal .

To reconcile, as a breach or difference; to make whole; to free from guilt.

to heal dissensions

* (make better) cure, make whole * (become better) get better, recover

* healable * healand, Healand * healer * health

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(obsolete) health

(Chaucer)