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cure

UK/kjɔː/ US/kjʊə/ common slang uk
verb (4) noun (1)

verb

1.

provide a cure for, make healthy again

  • “The treatment cured the boy”
  • “;”
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2.

prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve

  • “cure meats”
  • “cure pickles”
  • “cure hay”
3.

make (substances) hard and improve their usability

  • “cure resin”
  • “cure cement”
  • “cure soap”
4.

be or become preserved

  • “the apricots cure in the sun”

noun

1.

a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

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Origin

From Middle English cure, borrowed from Old French cure (“care, cure, healing, cure of souls”), from Latin cura (“care, medical attendance, cure”). Displaced native Old English hǣlu, but this survived as heal.

Phrases

  • an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure
  • an ounce of prevention is better than an ounce of cure
  • an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
  • cure cancer
  • cure down
  • cure for cancer
  • cure time
  • cure up
  • Kneipp's cure
  • Lunenburg cure
  • mind cure

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