cure

²cure

verb

curedcur·ing

Definition of CURE

transitive verb

: heal: a : to restore to health, soundness, or normality <curing her patients rapidly by new procedures> b : to bring about recovery from <antibiotics cure many formerly intractable infections>

intransitive verb

1

: to effect a cure <careful living cures more often than it kills>

2

: to take a cure (as in a sanatorium or at a spa)

—cur·er noun