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   cure

   /kjʊə/

   verb

   • 1. relieve (a person or animal) of the symptoms of a disease or condition: "he was cured of the disease" Similar healrestore to healthmake wellmake betterrestorerehabilitatetreat successfullyarchaic:cleanse
   • ▪ eliminate (a disease or condition) with medical treatment: "this technology could be used to cure diabetes"
   • ▪ solve (a problem): "a bid to trace and cure the gearbox problems" Similar rectifyremedyput rightset rightrightset to rightsfixmendrepairhealmake betteramelioratealleviateeasesolvesort outbe the answer/solution toeliminatedo away withendput an end toremovecounteractcorrectOpposite exacerbateaggravate
   • 2. preserve (meat, fish, tobacco, or an animal skin) by salting, drying, or smoking: "home-cured ham" Similar preservesmokesaltdrykipperpickle
   • ▪ harden (rubber, plastic, concrete, etc.) after manufacture by a chemical process such as vulcanization: "the early synthetic rubbers were much more difficult to cure than natural rubber"
   • ▪ undergo hardening by a chemical process: "the mastic takes days to cure"

   noun

   • 1. a substance or treatment that cures a disease or condition: "the search for a cure for the common cold" Similar remedycurativemedicinemedicationmedicamentrestorativecorrectiveantidoteantiserum(course of) treatmenttherapyhealingalleviationnostrumpanaceacure-allarchaic:physicspecific
   • ▪ restoration to health: "he was beyond cure" Similar healingrestoration to health
   • ▪ a solution to a problem: "the cure is to improve the clutch operation" Similar solutionanswerantidotenostrumpanaceacure-allmagic formulainformal:quick fixmagic bullet
   • 2. the process of curing rubber, plastic, or other material.
   • 3. a Christian minister's pastoral charge or area of responsibility for spiritual ministry: "a benefice involving the cure of souls"
   • ▪ a parish: "he had been at this cure for four years"

   Word Origin Middle English (as a noun): from Old French curer (verb), cure (noun), both from Latin curare ‘take care of’, from cura ‘care’. The original noun senses were ‘care, concern, responsibility’, in particular spiritual care (hence cure (sense 3 of the noun)). In late Middle English the senses ‘medical care’ and ‘successful medical treatment’ arose, and hence ‘remedy’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. curer noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCURED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to make someone with an illness healthy again: At one time doctors couldn't cure TB/cure people of TB. C1. to solve a problem: The president and his advisors meet this week to discuss how to cure inflation. Fewer examples. He made wild claims about being able to cure cancer. Drugs have been developed to cure some duodenal ulcers.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › cureCure Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of CURE is spiritual charge : care. How to use cure in a sentence. What is the origin of cure?

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCURE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CURE definition: 1. to make someone with an illness healthy again: 2. to stop someone doing or wanting something…. Learn more.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCURED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   CURED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of cure 2. to make someone with an illness healthy again: 3. to…. Learn more.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › curedCured - definition of cured by The Free Dictionary

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   To cause to be free of, to lose interest in, or to stop doing something: a remark that cured me of the illusion that I might be a good singer; a bad reaction that cured him of the desire to smoke cigars; a visit to the dentist that cured her of eating sweets.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › curedCured - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of cured. adjective. freed from illness or injury. “the patient appears cured ” synonyms: healed, recovered. well. in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury. adjective. (used of hay e.g.) allowed to dry. synonyms: preserved. prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use. adjective.

8. www.dictionary.com › browse › cureCURE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Cure is applied to the eradication of disease or sickness: to cure a headache. Heal suggests the making whole of wounds, sores, etc.: to heal a burn. Remedy applies especially to making wrongs right: to remedy a mistake.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCURED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   adjective. (of food) treated by salting, smoking, or drying in order to preserve it. cured meat/ham. cured tobacco. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'cured' in a sentence. cured.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCURE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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    cure is applied to the eradication of disease or sickness: to cure a headache. heal suggests the making whole of wounds, sores, etc.: to heal a burn. remedy applies esp. to making wrongs right: to remedy a mistake.

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcure verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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    cure somebody of something to stop somebody from behaving in a particular way, especially a way that is bad or annoying. I thought I had finally cured him of this annoying habit. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. cure something to treat food or tobacco with smoke, salt or heat, etc. in order to preserve it. cured ham/bacon. see also dry-cure.