cure

nouns

a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

curative, cure, remedy, therapeutic

provide a cure for, make healthy again

"The treatment cured the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to"

bring around, cure, heal

is derived from

is derived from

prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve

"cure meats"; "cure pickles"; "cure hay"

cure

is derived from

verb group

be or become preserved

"the apricots cure in the sun"

is a type of (narrower)

prevent (food) from rotting

"preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"

make (substances) hard and improve their usability

"cure resin"; "cure cement"; "cure soap"

cure

is derived from

is a type of (narrower)

become hard or harder

"The wax hardened"

be or become preserved

"the apricots cure in the sun"

cure

verb group

prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve

"cure meats"; "cure pickles"; "cure hay"

is a type of (narrower)

undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature

"She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"