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- Dictionarycure/kjʊə/
verb
- 1. relieve (a person or animal) of the symptoms of a disease or condition: "he was cured of the disease" Similar
- 2. preserve (meat, fish, tobacco, or an animal skin) by salting, drying, or smoking: "home-cured ham" Similar
noun
- 1. a substance or treatment that cures a disease or condition: "the search for a cure for the common cold" Similar
- 2. the process of curing rubber, plastic, or other material.
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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.
1. a. : spiritual charge : care. b. : pastoral charge of a parish. 2. a. : recovery or relief from a disease. Her cure was complete. b. : something (such as a drug or treatment) that cures a disease. Quinine is a cure for malaria. c. : a course or period of treatment. take the cure for alcoholism. d. : spa sense 1.
to stop someone doing or wanting something bad: At one time she would eat nothing but crisps, but we soon cured her by ensuring she ate nothing else. cure someone of something I ate so much candy that day that I was cured of my sugar craving for months. C1. to solve a problem:
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.
Definition of cure verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
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.
a medicine or medical treatment that cures an illness. cure for something the search for a cure for cancer; Researchers are working to find a cure for the disease. There is no miracle cure for this condition. There is no known cure but the illness can be treated. The only real cure is rest.
cure somebody of something to stop someone from behaving in a particular way, especially a way that is bad or annoying. cure something to treat food or tobacco with smoke, salt, etc. in order to preserve it. See cure in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: cure.
cureverb[T] (MEDICINE) B1. to make someone with an illness healthy again: Getting a better chair completely cured my back problems. More examples. It's certainly true that changes to one's diet can prevent or cure diseases. Sometimes a simple vitamin supplement will cure the problem.
