noun
a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
Synonyms
verb
provide a cure for, make healthy again
Synonyms
Examples
- The treatment cured the boy's acne
- The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to
verb
prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve
Examples
- cure meats
- cure pickles
- cure hay
verb
make (substances) hard and improve their usability
Examples
- cure resin
- cure cement
- cure soap
verb
be or become preserved
Examples
- the apricots cure in the sun