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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Cure \Cure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cured (k[=u]rd); p. pr. & vb.
n. Curing.] [OF. curer to take care, to heal, F., only, to
cleanse, L. curare to take care, to heal, fr. cura. See
Cure,.]
1. To heal; to restore to health, soundness, or sanity; to
make well; -- said of a patient.
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The child was cured from that very hour. --Matt.
xvii. 18.
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2. To subdue or remove by remedial means; to remedy; to
remove; to heal; -- said of a malady.
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To cure this deadly grief. --Shak.
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Then he called his twelve disciples together, and
gave them power . . . to cure diseases. --Luke ix.
1.
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3. To set free from (something injurious or blameworthy), as
from a bad habit.
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I never knew any man cured of inattention. --Swift.
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4. To prepare for preservation or permanent keeping; to
preserve, as by drying, salting, etc.; as, to cure beef or
fish; to cure hay.
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WordNet Cured
adj 1: freed from illness or injury; "the patient appears cured";
"the incision is healed"; "appears to be entirely
recovered"; "when the recovered patient tries to
remember what occurred during his delirium"- Normon
Cameron [syn: healed, recovered]
2: (used of rubber, e.g.) treated by a chemical or physical
process to improve its properties (hardness and strength
and odor and elasticity) [syn: vulcanized, vulcanised]
3: (used of concrete or mortar) kept moist to assist the
hardening
4: (used of hay e.g.) allowed to dry
5: (used especially of meat) cured in brine [syn: corned]
6: (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is
pronounced as one syllable) [syn: aged]