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cure

1

[kyoor]

noun

  1. a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.

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

    Synonyms: , , ,
  3. successful remedial treatment; restoration to health.

  4. a means of correcting or relieving anything that is troublesome or detrimental.

    The administration is seeking a cure for inflation.

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

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

  7. the office or district of a curate or parish priest.



verb (used with object)

cured, curing 
  1. to restore to health.

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

  3. 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.

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

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

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

verb (used without object)

cured, curing 
  1. to effect a cure.

  2. to become cured.

ܰé

2

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

noun

plural

ܰés 
  1. (in France) a parish priest.

cure

1

/ ʊə /

verb

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

  2. (tr) to restore to health or good condition

  3. (intr) to bring about a cure

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

  5. (tr)

    1. to treat or finish (a substance) by chemical or physical means

    2. to vulcanize (rubber)

    3. to allow (a polymer) to set often using heat or pressure

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a return to health, esp after specific treatment

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

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

  4. the spiritual and pastoral charge of a parish

    the cure of souls

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ܰé

2

/ ˈʊəreɪ /

noun

  1. a parish priest in France

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • cureless adjective
  • curelessly adverb
  • curer noun
  • half-cured adjective
  • overcured adjective
  • semicured adjective
  • uncured adjective
  • well-cured adjective
  • ˈܰ noun
  • ˈܰ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cure1

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

Origin of cure2

1645–55; < French, Old French; modeled on Medieval Latin ūٳܲ parish priest; curate
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cure1

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

Origin of cure2

French, from Medieval Latin ūٳܲ; see curate 1
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Idioms and Phrases

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

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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The title of your book poses a question: Can deliberation cure the ills of democracy?

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There's no cure for hay fever, but there are medicines you can take to feel a bit better.

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Myeloma cannot be cured, but clinical trials last year showed the Trojan horse therapy halted the cancer for three years, compared to 13 months with current therapies.

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"We want to get her to a safe shore. I want to make sure she is safe and cured. She's my daughter, my own flesh and blood. And I'm so deeply worried about her."

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Demand for cured ham in the US has grown substantially in recent years, and it has become the biggest importer of Spanish ham outside the EU.

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