cure meaning and definition

CURE noun

Definition of cure (noun)

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

CURE verb

Definition of cure (verb)

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