cure
/kjˈʊr/
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Definitions
Noun
a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
Verb
provide a cure for, make healthy again; "The treatment cured the boy''s acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to"
Verb
prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve; "cure meats"; "cure pickles"; "cure hay"
Verb
make (substances) hard and improve their usability; "cure resin"; "cure cement"; "cure soap"
Verb
be or become preserved; "the apricots cure in the sun"