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cured

cu·red

UK/kjʊəd/ US/kjɔːd/ fairly common

adjective

1.

freed from illness or injury

  • “the patient appears cured”
  • “the incision is healed”
  • “appears to be entirely recovered”
  • “when the recovered patient tries to remember what occurred during his delirium” Normon Cameron
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2.

(used of rubber, e.g.) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity)

3.

(used of concrete or mortar) kept moist to assist the hardening

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4.

(used of hay e.g.) allowed to dry

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5.

(used especially of meat) cured in brine

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6.

(used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged'' is pronounced as one syllable)

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