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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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   Cured is the past tense and past participle of cure, which means to make someone or something healthy again or to solve a problem. Learn how to use cured in different contexts with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

3. 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.

4. 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.

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

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word cure as a noun and a verb, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how cure relates to spiritual, medical, and chemical concepts.

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

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   Cured means treated by salting, smoking, or drying to preserve food. Learn how to use this word in sentences, synonyms, and related terms.

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

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and examples of the verb cure, which means to make a person or an animal healthy again after an illness or to stop somebody from behaving in a particular way. See also related words and idioms.

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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.