noun
the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
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- the hardening of concrete
- he tested the set of the glue
verb
provide a cure for, make healthy again
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- 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
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- cure meats
- cure pickles
- cure hay
verb
make (substances) hard and improve their usability
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- cure resin
- cure cement
- cure soap
verb
be or become preserved
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- the apricots cure in the sun