What is the meaning of cure?

noun

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"
  • 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"
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