overcures
/ˌoʊvərˈkjʊrz/
verb
- To cure something (such as food, meat, or fish) for too long or with too much salt, smoke, or preservative, often making it too salty, dry, or unpalatable.
- If you leave the salmon in the brine too long, you will overcure it and ruin the texture.
- They accidentally overcured the ham, and it was so dry that no one wanted to eat it.
- The chef warned the apprentice not to overcure the bacon, as it would become inedibly salty.
- To treat or remedy a problem, illness, or flaw excessively, often causing new issues or making the original situation worse.
- In trying to fix the software bug, the programmer managed to overcure it and introduced several new errors.
- Sometimes, parents overcure a child's shyness by pushing them into too many social activities, which backfires.
- The doctor worried that the aggressive antibiotics would overcure the infection and harm the patient's gut bacteria.
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