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Cure

kjʊə

Cure definitions
verb
cure cured cures curing
  1. relieve (a person or animal) of the symptoms of a disease or condition

    "he was cured of the disease"

    heal restore to health make well make better restore rehabilitate treat successfully
    • 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"

  2. preserve (meat, fish, tobacco, or an animal skin) by salting, drying, or smoking

    "home-cured ham"

    • 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
cure cures
  1. a substance or treatment that cures a disease or condition

    "the search for a cure for the common cold"

    • restoration to health

      "he was beyond cure"

    • a solution to a problem

      "the cure is to improve the clutch operation"

  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"