Definitions for cure

Definitions for (noun) cure

Main entry: remedy, curative, cure, therapeutic

Definition: a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain


Definitions for (verb) cure

Main entry: cure, heal, bring around

Definition: provide a cure for, make healthy again

Usage: The treatment cured the boy's acne; The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to


Main entry: cure

Definition: prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve

Usage: cure meats; cure pickles; cure hay


Main entry: cure

Definition: be or become preserved

Usage: the apricots cure in the sun


Main entry: cure

Definition: make (substances) hard and improve their usability

Usage: cure resin; cure cement; cure soap


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