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
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
Upon our return to dinner, we found the Curé of the village in rapid conversation with Madame.
It is one of those preserved by Father Lizana, curé of Itzamal, and of which he gives the original.
The Myths of the New World | Daniel G. BrintonAt the same time an Indian dwarf in Lecour's service moved up silently and took the reins out of the Curé's hands.
The False Chevalier | William Douw LighthallFlattery from his Curé weighed more with Lecour père than bushels of argument.
The False Chevalier | William Douw Lighthall"You see what comes of talking without the advice of counsel," remarked Maître Curé in funereal tones.
Through the Wall | Cleveland Moffett
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
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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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