cure

[ kyoor ]

/ kyʊər /

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noun

a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.

a method or course of remedial treatment, as for disease.

successful remedial treatment; restoration to health.

a means of correcting or relieving anything that is troublesome or detrimental: The administration is seeking a cure for inflation.

the act or a method of preserving meat, fish, etc., by smoking, salting, or the like.

spiritual or religious charge of the people in a certain district.

the office or district of a curate or parish priest.

verb (used with object), cured, cur·ing.

to restore to health.

to relieve or rid of something detrimental, such as an illness or a bad habit.

to correct (a document, especially a mail-in ballot) in order to make it valid: If the voter’s signature is missing, the county board sends them a certification form allowing the voter to cure the ballot so it can be counted.

to prepare (meat, fish, etc.) for preservation by salting, drying, etc.

to promote hardening of (fresh concrete or mortar), as by keeping it damp.

to process (rubber, tobacco, etc.) as by fermentation or aging.

verb (used without object), cured, cur·ing.

to effect a cure.

to become cured.

OTHER WORDS FOR cure

2 remedy, restorative, specific, antidote.

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Origin of cure

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, Old French noun cure, from Latin cūra “care”; verb derivative of the noun

synonym study for cure

9. 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 especially to making wrongs right: to remedy a mistake.

OTHER WORDS FROM cure

cure·less, adjectivecure·less·ly, adverbcur·er, nounhalf-cured, adjective

o·ver·cured, adjectivesem·i·cured, adjectiveun·cured, adjectivewell-cured, adjective

Words nearby cure

curd, curd cheese, curdle, cur dog, curdy, cure, cure-all, curet, curettage, curette, curfew

Other definitions for cure (2 of 2)

curé

[ kyoo-rey, kyoor-ey; French ky-rey ]

/ kyʊˈreɪ, ˈkyʊər eɪ; French küˈreɪ /

noun, plural cu·rés

[kyoo-reyz, kyoor-eyz; French ky-rey]. /kyʊˈreɪz, ˈkyʊər eɪz; French küˈreɪ/.

(in France) a parish priest.

Origin of curé

1645–55; <French, Old French; modeled on Medieval Latin cūrātus parish priest; see curate

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How to use cure in a sentence

An MSNBC producer quit her job in the middle of a pandemic last month, calling the cable news industry “a cancer” without a cure.
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For example, if you have cancer, God forbid, if there is a cure, you would pay a lot for that cure.
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From its research, AGT believes a cure is attainable and is now taking the significant step of testing in humans.
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An approach for developing cures for genetic diseases is gene editing, a technique that makes changes directly to DNA.
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In 2007 he said he had discovered a cure for AIDS using natural herbs.
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For Randy, a 50-year-old ex-Mormon gay man, this cure was a particularly bitter pill to swallow.
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The transfusions are not a cure, but are a second line of defense for the body.
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Regrow limbs, cure cancer, or rock a killer outfit à la Milla Jovovich in The Fifth Element.
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The doctors seeking a longevity cure for humans should study The Simpsons, and it continues to be this big, international hit.
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The man with the automobile, the corn-cure, and the baby grew to be legendary in the villages of Provence.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
Her stern was towards him, and all he saw of her was the ironical legend, “Cure your Corns.”
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
If she have a tongue that can cure, and likewise mitigate and shew mercy: her husband is not like other men.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Its roots are good to cure Alila when he is seized by an attack of fever during the wet season.
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The best cure is to try to have those virtues which you would affect, and then they will appear naturally.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley

British Dictionary definitions for cure (1 of 2)

cure

/ (kjʊə) /

verb

(tr) to get rid of (an ailment, fault, or problem); heal

(tr) to restore to health or good condition

(intr) to bring about a cure

(tr) to preserve (meat, fish, etc) by salting, smoking, etc

(tr)

to treat or finish (a substance) by chemical or physical means
to vulcanize (rubber)
to allow (a polymer) to set often using heat or pressure

(tr) to assist the hardening of (concrete, mortar, etc) by keeping it moist

noun

a return to health, esp after specific treatment

any course of medical therapy, esp one proved effective in combating a disease

a means of restoring health or improving a condition, situation, etc

the spiritual and pastoral charge of a parishthe cure of souls

a process or method of preserving meat, fish, etc, by salting, pickling, or smoking

Derived forms of cure

cureless, adjectivecurer, noun

Word Origin for cure

(n) C13: from Old French, from Latin cūra care; in ecclesiastical sense, from Medieval Latin cūra spiritual charge; (vb) C14: from Old French curer, from Latin cūrāre to attend to, heal, from cūra care

British Dictionary definitions for cure (2 of 2)

curé

/ (ˈkjʊəreɪ) /

noun

a parish priest in France

Word Origin for curé

French, from Medieval Latin cūrātus; see curate 1

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cure

see kill or cure; ounce of prevention (is worth a pound of cure); sure cure.

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