cure

/kjʊr/
noun
  1. A medicine or treatment that makes a sick person healthy again.
    • The doctor prescribed a cure for her allergies.
    • There is no known cure for that disease yet.
    • Scientists are searching for a cure for the common cold.
  2. Something that solves a problem or removes a difficulty.
    • Laughter is often called the best cure for stress.
    • The new law was meant to be a cure for corruption.
    • A good night's sleep is a cure for many worries.
  3. The process of preserving food by drying, smoking, or salting.
    • The cure of the meat takes several weeks.
    • Salt is used in the cure of fish.
    • The traditional cure of ham gives it a distinct flavor.
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verb
  1. To make a person or animal healthy again after an illness or injury.
    • Doctors are working to cure more types of cancer.
    • The medicine cured her infection within a week.
    • Rest and fluids helped cure his cold.
  2. To solve a problem or remove something bad.
    • Education is often seen as a way to cure poverty.
    • Nothing could cure his boredom during the long meeting.
    • The new policy aims to cure the city's traffic problems.
  3. To preserve food by drying, smoking, or salting it.
    • The fish is cured with salt and spices.
    • They cure the ham by hanging it in a smokehouse.
    • My grandfather used to cure his own bacon.
  4. To harden or set a material, such as concrete, rubber, or glue, by chemical or physical process.
    • They let the rubber cure in the mold.
    • The concrete needs time to cure before you can walk on it.
    • The glue will cure completely in 24 hours.
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