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Definition of Cure
1. Noun. A medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain.
Exact synonyms: Curative, Remedy, Therapeutic
Group relationships: Intervention, Treatment
Specialized synonyms: Acoustic, Antidote, Counterpoison, Emetic, Nauseant, Vomit, Vomitive, Lenitive, Application, Lotion, Magic Bullet, Balm, Ointment, Salve, Unction, Unguent, Alleviant, Alleviator, Palliative, Catholicon, Cure-all, Nostrum, Panacea, Preventative, Preventive, Prophylactic
Generic synonyms: Medicament, Medication, Medicinal Drug, Medicine
Derivative terms: Remedial, Remedy
Group relationships: Intervention, Treatment
Specialized synonyms: Acoustic, Antidote, Counterpoison, Emetic, Nauseant, Vomit, Vomitive, Lenitive, Application, Lotion, Magic Bullet, Balm, Ointment, Salve, Unction, Unguent, Alleviant, Alleviator, Palliative, Catholicon, Cure-all, Nostrum, Panacea, Preventative, Preventive, Prophylactic
Generic synonyms: Medicament, Medication, Medicinal Drug, Medicine
Derivative terms: Remedial, Remedy
2. Verb. Provide a cure for, make healthy again. "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to"
Exact synonyms: Bring Around, Heal
Category relationships: Medicine, Practice Of Medicine
Entails: Care For, Treat
Generic synonyms: Aid, Help
Specialized synonyms: Recuperate
Derivative terms: Curable, Curative, Healer
Category relationships: Medicine, Practice Of Medicine
Entails: Care For, Treat
Generic synonyms: Aid, Help
Specialized synonyms: Recuperate
Derivative terms: Curable, Curative, Healer
3. Verb. Prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve. "Cure hay"
4. Verb. Make (substances) hard and improve their usability. "Cure soap"
5. Verb. Be or become preserved. "The apricots cure in the sun"
Generic synonyms: Change
Definition of Cure
1. n. Care, heed, or attention.
2. v. t. To heal; to restore to health, soundness, or sanity; to make well; -- said of a patient.
3. v. i. To pay heed; to care; to give attention.
Definition of Cure
1. to restore to health [v CURED, CURING, CURES]
Medical Definition of Cure
1. 1. To heal; to make well. 2. A restoration to health. 3. A special method or course of treatment. See: dental curing. Origin: L. Curo, to care for (05 Mar 2000)
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