cure
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
cures
plural
cures
Britannica Dictionary definition of CURE
[count]
1
:
something (such as a drug or medical treatment) that stops a disease and makes someone healthy again
— often + for
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The disease has no cure. [=the disease cannot be cured; the disease is incurable]
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There is no cure for the common cold.
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The drug was sold as a cure for a variety of ailments.
2
:
something that ends a problem or improves a bad situation
:
solution
— often + for
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This is a problem that has no easy cure.
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The highway construction program was presented as a cure for unemployment.
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Exercise is a good cure for stress.
3
:
the act of making someone healthy again after an illness
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The doctors were unable to effect a cure because the disease had spread too far.
2
cure
/ˈkjɚ/
verb
cures;
cured;
curing
2
cure
/ˈkjɚ/
verb
cures;
cured;
curing
Britannica Dictionary definition of CURE
1
[+ object]
a
:
to make (someone) healthy again after an illness
— often + of
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Her doctors have pronounced her cured. [=have said that she is no longer ill]
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A team of doctors cured him of a rare blood disease.
b
:
to stop (a disease) by using drugs or other medical treatments
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Doctors cured his disease.
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The infection can be cured with antibiotics.
2
[+ object]
:
to provide a solution for (something)
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Drinking won't cure [=solve] any of your problems.
3
[+ object]
:
to cause (someone) to stop having a harmful habit, wrong idea, etc.
:
to make (someone) free of something
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She was cured of any illusions she had about college after her first semester.
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My wife cured me of most of my bad habits.
4
:
to change something through a chemical or physical process so that it can be preserved for a long time
[+ object]
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cure bacon/meat
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The fish was cured with salt.
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olives cured in brine
[no object]
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The hay is curing in the sun.
5
[no object]
:
to dry and become hard
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It takes several days for concrete to cure. [=harden, set]
