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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’.

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   • 1. curer noun

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   What is cure verb?

   • Definition of cure verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary to make a person or an animal healthy again after an illness cure somebody Will you be able to cure him, Doctor? cure somebody of something The doctor managed to cure her of her illness.

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   What is the difference between cure and remedy?

   • cure, heal, remedy imply making well, whole, or right. 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. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.

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   What does cured meat mean?

   • When someone cures meat or fish, they smoke or salt it to preserve it. The Latin root is curare, "take care of." "Cure."

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   What does curate mean in medical terms?

   • The English noun curate, meaning “one who takes care of souls, a member of the clergy,” developed from this sense. Later the medical senses of cure became more common. Noun (1) This is a problem that has no easy cure. The doctors were unable to effect a cure because the disease had spread too far. Verb The infection can be cured with antibiotics.

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

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     CURE meaning: 1. to make someone with an illness healthy...

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     CURED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of cure...

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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?

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

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   noun. a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieves pain. synonyms: curative, remedy, therapeutic. see more. verb. provide a cure for, make healthy again. “The treatment cured the boy's acne” synonyms: bring around, heal. see more. verb. be or become preserved. “the apricots cure in the sun” see more. verb.

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   cure, heal, remedy imply making well, whole, or right. 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.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › frenchEnglish translation of 'le curé' - Collins Online Dictionary

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   masculine noun. parish priest. M le curé Father. Collins French-English Dictionary © by HarperCollins Publishers. All rights reserved. Examples of 'curé' in a sentence. curé. Example sentences from the Collins Corpus.