cure (verb)

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• cure — ► VERB 1) relieve (someone) of the symptoms of a disease or condition. 2) end (a disease, condition, or problem) by treatment or appropriate action. 3) preserve (meat, fish, etc.) by salting, drying, or smoking. ► NOUN 1) something that cures a… …   English terms dictionary

• cure — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 medicine/treatment that can cure an illness ADJECTIVE ▪ effective, instant, miracle, wonder ▪ There is no instant cure for this condition. ▪ rest …   Collocations dictionary

• cure — vb cured, cur·ing vt: to deal with in a way that eliminates or corrects: as a: to use judicial procedures to undo (damage to a litigant s case caused by procedural errors made during a trial) subsequent proceedings cured harm caused by trial… …   Law dictionary

• cure — verb 1》 make healthy again after suffering from a disease or medical condition.     ↘end (a disease, condition, or problem) by treatment or remedial action. 2》 preserve (meat, fish, tobacco, or an animal skin) by salting, drying, or smoking. 3》… …   English new terms dictionary

• cure — [[t]kjʊ͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ cures, curing, cured 1) VERB If doctors or medical treatments cure an illness or injury, they cause it to end or disappear. [V n] An operation finally cured his shin injury... [V n] Her cancer can only be controlled, not… …   English dictionary

• cure — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin cura, cure of souls, from Latin, care Date: 14th century 1. a. spiritual charge ; care b. pastoral charge of a parish 2. a. recovery or relief from… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• cure — [13] The Latin noun cūra ‘care’ has fathered a wide range of English words. On their introduction to English, via Old French, both the noun and the verb cure denoted ‘looking after’, but it was not long before the specific sense ‘medical care’… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• cure — [13] The Latin noun cūra ‘care’ has fathered a wide range of English words. On their introduction to English, via Old French, both the noun and the verb cure denoted ‘looking after’, but it was not long before the specific sense ‘medical care’… …   Word origins

• cure — I UK [kjʊə(r)] / US [kjʊr] noun [countable] Word forms cure : singular cure plural cures ** 1) a medicine or treatment that makes someone who is ill become healthy Doctors say there are several possible cures for the disease. cure for: There s no …   English dictionary

• cure — cure1 [ kjur ] noun count ** 1. ) a medicine or treatment that makes a sick person healthy: Doctors say there are several possible cures. cure for: There s no cure for diabetes but the symptoms can be managed. 2. ) a solution to a problem: cure… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• cure — 1 verb (T) 1 to make someone who is ill well again: The doctors did everything they could to cure her, but she died three months later. | When I left hospital I was completely cured. 2 to make an illness disappear completely, usually by medical… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English