Definition of cure
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a
: spiritual charge : care
b
: pastoral charge of a parish
2a
: recovery or relief from a disease
Her cure was complete.
b
: something (such as a drug or treatment) that cures a disease
Quinine is a cure for malaria.
c
: a course or period of treatment
take the cure for alcoholism
d
: spa sense 1
one of the fashionable cures
3
: a complete or permanent solution or remedy
seeking a cure for unemployment
4
: a process or method of curing
cure
verb
cured; curing
Definition of cure (Entry 2 of 3)
1a
: to restore to health, soundness, or normality
cured him of a rare blood disease
b
: to bring about recovery from
cure a disease
2a
: 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
1a
: to undergo a curing process
The hay is curing in the sun.
b
: set sense 11
Cement cures rapidly.
2
: to effect a cure
a potion guaranteed to cure
curé
noun (2)Definition of curé (Entry 3 of 3)
: a parish priest
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