Meaning Of The Word Cure

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cure
countable noun: A cure for a problem is something that will bring it to an end.
countable noun: A cure for an illness is a medicine or other treatment that cures the illness.
verb: If doctors or medical treatments cure a person, they make the person well again after an illness or injury.
verb: If doctors or medical treatments cure an illness or injury, they cause it to end or disappear.
verb: If someone or something cures a problem, they bring it to an end.

cure in American English
a healing or being healed; restoration to health or a sound condition
in France, a parish priest
to restore to health or a sound condition; make well; heal
intransitive verb: to effect a cure
noun: a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy
noun: a parish priest
transitive verb: to restore to health

cure in British English
noun: a parish priest in France
noun: a return to health, esp after specific treatment
verb: to get rid of (an ailment, fault, or problem); heal

cure in Chemical Engineering 1
verb: When a polymer cures or you cure it, it sets, often with heat or pressure.

cure in Chemical Engineering 2
verb: If you cure a substance, you treat or finish it chemically or physically.

cure in Chemical Engineering 3
verb: If you cure rubber, you harden it by treating it with sulfur at a high temperature.

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