Main Entry:

²cure

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

cured; cur·ing

Date:

14th century

transitive verb1 a: to restore to health, soundness, or normality b: to bring about recovery from <cure a disease>2 a: to deal with in a way that eliminates or rectifies <his small size, which time would cure for him — William Faulkner> b: to free from something objectionable or harmful <trying to cure him of a bad habit>3: to prepare or alter especially by chemical or physical processing for keeping or use <fish cured with salt>intransitive verb1 a: to undergo a curing process b: set 112: to effect a cure

— cur·er noun