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Meaning of 'cure' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Cure [ n.]
- Care, heed, or attention.
- Spiritual charge; care of soul; the office of a parish priest or of a curate; hence, that which is committed to the charge of a parish priest or of a curate; a curacy; as, to resign a cure; to obtain a cure.
- Medical or hygienic care; remedial treatment of disease; a method of medical treatment; as, to use the water cure.
- Act of healing or state of being healed; restoration to health from disease, or to soundness after injury.
- Means of the removal of disease or evil; that which heals; a remedy; a restorative.
- A curate; a pardon.
2 . Cure [ v. i.]
- To pay heed; to care; to give attention.
- To restore health; to effect a cure.
- To become healed.
3 . Cure [ v. t.]
- To heal; to restore to health, soundness, or sanity; to make well; -- said of a patient.
- To subdue or remove by remedial means; to remedy; to remove; to heal; -- said of a malady.
- To set free from (something injurious or blameworthy), as from a bad habit.
- To prepare for preservation or permanent keeping; to preserve, as by drying, salting, etc.; as, to cure beef or fish; to cure hay.

Meaning of 'cure' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . cure [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make (substances) hard and improve their usability
Example in sentence:
  • cure cement;
  • cure resin;
  • cure soap
Meaning (2):
- prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve
Example in sentence:
  • cure hay;
  • cure meats;
  • cure pickles
Meaning (3):
- be or become preserved
Example in sentence:
  • the apricots cure in the sun
Meaning (4):
- provide a cure for, make healthy again
Example in sentence:
  • The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to;
  • The treatment cured the boy's acne

Nearby Words:

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