recure
transitive verbDefinition of recure
1a obsolete : to restore to health : cure
b obsolete : to bring back to a better state or condition
2a obsolete : to make whole : heal thy death's wound which he who comes thy Savior shall recure— John Milton
b obsolete : to provide a remedy for : repair
3 [ Middle English recuren, alteration (influenced by recuren to restore to health) of recouren, contraction of recoveren to recover ] obsolete : to get back : recover
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