heal the breach

heal the breach
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    He had lately determined that he must patch up his differences with the Church as soon as possible. He realized that the situation was all against healing the breach, but he was in a placatory mood (F. Hardy). George and Jane will not speak to one another; her mother is trying to heal the breach

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  • heal the breach — index placate, reconcile Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • breach — n 1 Breach, infraction, violation, transgression, trespass, infringement, contravention are comparable when denoting the act or the offense of one who fails to keep the law or to do what the law, one s duty, or an obligation requires. Breach… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • breach — breach1 W3 [bri:tʃ] n [: Old English; Origin: bryce] 1.) [U and C] an action that breaks a law, rule, or agreement breach of ▪ This was a clear breach of the 1994 Trade Agreement. ▪ They sued the company for breach of contract . ▪ a breach of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • breach — 1 noun 1 breach of the law/rules/agreement etc an action that breaks a law, rule, or agreement between people, groups, or countries: a clear breach of the 1994 Trade Agreement | be in breach of sth: We will expel any member found to be in breach… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • heal — [ hil ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive if an injury heals, the skin or bone grows back together and becomes healthy again: The wound took a long time to heal. a ) transitive to make a part of the body healthy again after an injury: Vitamin K is needed …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • heal — [hi:l] v [I and T] [: Old English; Origin: hAlan] 1.) also heal up if a wound or a broken bone heals or is healed, the flesh, skin, or bone grows back together and becomes healthy again ▪ It took three months for my arm to heal properly. 2.) to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • heal — [hēl] vt. [ME helen < OE hælan (akin to Ger heilen) < base of hal, sound, healthy: see HALE1, WHOLE] 1. to make sound, well, or healthy again; restore to health [heal the sick] 2. a) to cure or get rid of (a disease) …   English World dictionary

  • breach — n. violation 1) to commit a breach (of etiquette, of the peace) 2) an egregious, flagrant breach gap 3) to effect, make a breach (in enemy lines) 4) to close, seal off a breach 5) to fling oneself, throw oneself into the breach break in friendly… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • breach — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 breaking of a law, agreement, rule, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, fundamental, grave, serious ▪ deliberate, flagrant ▪ He refused to shake hands, in deliberate breach …   Collocations dictionary

  • heal */*/ — UK [hiːl] / US [hɪl] verb Word forms heal : present tense I/you/we/they heal he/she/it heals present participle healing past tense healed past participle healed 1) [intransitive] if an injury heals, the skin or bone grows back together and… …   English dictionary

  • heal — verb Etymology: Middle English helen, from Old English hǣlan; akin to Old High German heilen to heal, Old English hāl whole more at whole Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to make sound or whole < heal a wound > b. to restore to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary


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