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cure   (TTS Sound)

The noun cure has 1 sense

• remedy, curative, cure, therapeutic -- (a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain)

The verb cure has 4 senses

• bring around, cure, heal -- (provide a cure for, make healthy again; "The treatment cured the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to")


• cure -- (prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve; "cure meats"; "cure pickles"; "cure hay")


• cure -- (make (substances) hard and improve their usability; "cure resin"; "cure cement"; "cure soap")


• cure -- (be or become preserved; "the apricots cure in the sun")