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1cure

noun \ˈkyr\

: something (such as a drug or medical treatment) that stops a disease and makes someone healthy again

: something that ends a problem or improves a bad situation

: the act of making someone healthy again after an illness

Full Definition of CURE

1
a :  spiritual charge :  care
b :  pastoral charge of a parish
2
a :  recovery or relief from a disease
b :  something (as a drug or treatment) that cures a disease
c :  a course or period of treatment <take the cure for alcoholism>
d :  spa 1
3
:  a complete or permanent solution or remedy <seeking a cure for unemployment>
4
:  a process or method of curing
cure·less \-ləs\ adjective
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Origin of CURE

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin cura, cure of souls, from Latin, care
First Known Use: 14th century

2cure

verb

: to make (someone) healthy again after an illness

: to stop (a disease) by using drugs or other medical treatments

: to provide a solution for (something)

curedcur·ing

Full Definition of CURE

transitive verb
1
a :  to restore to health, soundness, or normality
b :  to bring about recovery from <cure a disease>
2
a :  to deal with in a way that eliminates or rectifies <his small size, which time would cure for him — William Faulkner>
b :  to free from something objectionable or harmful <trying to cure him of a bad habit>
3
:  to prepare or alter especially by chemical or physical processing for keeping or use <fish cured with salt>
intransitive verb
1
a :  to undergo a curing process
b :  set 11
2
:  to effect a cure
cur·er noun

First Known Use of CURE

14th century

curé

noun cu· \ky-ˈrā, ˈkyr-ˌā\

Definition of CURÉ

:  a parish priest

Origin of CURÉ

French, from Old French, from Medieval Latin curatus — more at curate
First Known Use: 1655

Rhymes with CURÉ

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CURED Defined for Kids

1cure

noun \ˈkyr\

Definition of CURE for Kids

1
:  something (as a drug or medical treatment) that brings about recovery from a disease or illness :  remedy <a cure for colds>
2
:  recovery or relief from a disease <His cure was complete.>
3
:  something that solves a problem or improves a bad situation

Word Root of CURE

The Latin word cūrāre, meaning to care, gives us the root cur. Words from the Latin cūrāre have something to do with giving care. A cure, something that heals sickness, is something that cares for someone's health. Anything accurate has been carefully measured or supplied so that it is free from mistakes. A curator is a person who cares for the things in a museum.

2cure

verb
curedcur·ing

Definition of CURE for Kids

1
:  to make or become healthy or sound again <The doctor pronounced her cured.>
2
:  to bring about recovery from <cure a disease>
3
:  to prepare by or undergo a chemical or physical process for use or storage <Cure the pork in brine.> <The pork is curing.>
4
:  to provide a solution for <The threat of having to repeat fifth grade cured me of bad study habits.>

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