What is the meaning of cure?

noun

• A medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain.
  • synonyms: remedy, curative, therapeutic

verb

• Provide a cure for, make healthy again.
  • usage: "The treatment cured the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to"
  • synonyms: bring around, heal
• Prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve.
  • usage: "cure meats"; "cure pickles"; "cure hay"
• Make (substances) hard and improve their usability.
  • usage: "cure resin"; "cure cement"; "cure soap"
• Be or become preserved.
  • usage: "the apricots cure in the sun"