meaning of cure
1. Care, heed, or attention.
2. Spiritual charge; care of soul; the office of a parish priest or of a curate; hence, that which is committed to the charge of a parish priest or of a curate; a curacy; as, to resign a cure; to obtain a cure.
3. Medical or hygienic care; remedial treatment of disease; a method of medical treatment; as, to use the water cure.
4. Act of healing or state of being healed; restoration to health from disease, or to soundness after injury.
5. Means of the removal of disease or evil; that which heals; a remedy; a restorative.
6. To heal; to restore to health, soundness, or sanity; to make well; -- said of a patient.
7. To subdue or remove by remedial means; to remedy; to remove; to heal; -- said of a malady.
8. To set free from (something injurious or blameworthy), as from a bad habit.
9. To prepare for preservation or permanent keeping; to preserve, as by drying, salting, etc. ; as, to cure beef or fish; to cure hay.
10. To pay heed; to care; to give attention.
11. To restore health; to effect a cure.
12. To become healed.
13. A curate; a pardon.
14. a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
Related Words
cure | cure-all | cureall | cured | cureless | curer | curet | curettage | curette | curettement |
