What are the opposite words for heal?

Heal is a word that implies recovery, restoration, and improvement of health. Its antonyms, on the other hand, suggest damage, destruction, and deterioration. Some examples of the antonyms of heal are worsen, aggravate, harm, hurt, and injure. When a person's condition worsens, their body deteriorates further, and their health declines. Aggravate suggests the increase of symptoms or the worsening of a condition. Harm and hurt refer to damaging or causing pain to a person's body, emotions, or mental state. Injure, on the other hand, implies the cause of physical or emotional harm that may require medical attention. The opposite of heal are words that emphasize the negative impact on a person's well-being.

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Antonyms:
grow, ignore, plant.