cure
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.
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.
to effect a cure.
to become cured.
Origin of cure
1synonym study For cure
Other words for cure
Other words from cure
- cure·less, adjective
- cure·less·ly, adverb
- cur·er, noun
- half-cured, adjective
- o·ver·cured, adjective
- sem·i·cured, adjective
- un·cured, adjective
- well-cured, adjective
Words Nearby cure
Other definitions for curé (2 of 2)
(in France) a parish priest.
Origin of curé
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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.
For example, if you have cancer, God forbid, if there is a cure, you would pay a lot for that cure.
Will a Covid-19 Vaccine Change the Future of Medical Research? (Ep. 430) | Stephen J. Dubner | August 27, 2020 | FreakonomicsFrom its research, AGT believes a cure is attainable and is now taking the significant step of testing in humans.
FDA approves human trial for treatment to cure HIV | Lou Chibbaro Jr. | August 17, 2020 | Washington BladeAn approach for developing cures for genetic diseases is gene editing, a technique that makes changes directly to DNA.
A bacterial toxin enables the first mitochondrial gene editor | Jack J. Lee | July 13, 2020 | Science NewsEach specialist has a unique set of skills—medic, scientist, researcher—and gameplay involves splitting time between treating infections and gathering the resources you need to invent a cure.
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In 2007 he said he had discovered a cure for AIDS using natural herbs.
The Shadowy U.S. Veteran Who Tried to Overthrow a Country | Jacob Siegel | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTFor Randy, a 50-year-old ex-Mormon gay man, this cure was a particularly bitter pill to swallow.
Your Husband Is Definitely Gay: TLC’s Painful Portrait of Mormonism | Samantha Allen | January 1, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe transfusions are not a cure, but are a second line of defense for the body.
Regrow limbs, cure cancer, or rock a killer outfit à la Milla Jovovich in The Fifth Element.
I Want My Damn Hoverboard! 12 Movie Inventions That Should Exist | Rich Goldstein | October 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe doctors seeking a longevity cure for humans should study The Simpsons, and it continues to be this big, international hit.
Harry Shearer on Being Nixon, ‘The Simpsons Movie’ Sequel, and Why Obama Should Return His Nobel | Marlow Stern | October 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe 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. LockeHer 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. LockeIf 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 | VariousIts roots are good to cure Alila when he is seized by an attack of fever during the wet season.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin | Mary Hazelton WadeThe 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)
/ (kjʊə) /
(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
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 parish: the cure of souls
a process or method of preserving meat, fish, etc, by salting, pickling, or smoking
Origin of cure
1Derived forms of cure
- cureless, adjective
- curer, noun
British Dictionary definitions for curé (2 of 2)
/ (ˈkjʊəreɪ) /
a parish priest in France
Origin of curé
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with cure
see kill or cure; ounce of prevention (is worth a pound of cure); sure cure.
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