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cure
[ kyoor ]
/ kyʊər /
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noun
verb (used with object), cured, cur·ing.
verb (used without object), cured, cur·ing.
to effect a cure.
to become cured.
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Origin of cure
1250–1300; (v.) Middle English curen<Middle French curer<Latin cūrāre to take care of, derivative of cūra care; (noun) Middle English <Old French cure<Latin cūra
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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.
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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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British Dictionary definitions for cure (1 of 2)
cure
/ (kjʊə) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of cure
cureless, adjectivecurer, nounWord 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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Medical definitions for cure
cure
[ kyur ]
n.
Restoration of health; recovery from disease.
A method or course of treatment used to restore health.
An agent that restores health; a remedy.
v.
To restore a person to health.
To effect a recovery from a disease or disorder.
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Other Idioms and Phrases with cure
cure
see kill or cure; ounce of prevention (is worth a pound of cure); sure cure.
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