cure
[ kyoor ]
/ kyʊər /
noun
verb (used with object), cured, cur·ing.
verb (used without object), cured, cur·ing.
to effect a cure.
to become cured.
Origin of cure
1250–1300; (v.) Middle English
curen < Middle French
curer < Latin
cūrāre to take care of, derivative of
cūra care; (noun) Middle English < Old French
cure < Latin
cūra
synonym study for cure
9.
Cure,
heal,
remedy imply making well, whole, or right.
Cure is applied to the eradication of disease or sickness:
to cure a headache.
Heal suggests the making whole of wounds, sores, etc.:
to heal a burn.
Remedy applies especially to making wrongs right:
to remedy a mistake.
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Definition for cure (2 of 2)
curé
[ kyoo-rey, kyoo r-ey; French ky-rey ]
/ kyʊˈreɪ, ˈkyʊər eɪ; French küˈreɪ /
noun, plural cu·rés [kyoo-reyz, kyoo r-eyz; French ky-rey] /kyʊˈreɪz, ˈkyʊər eɪz; French küˈreɪ/.
(in France) a parish priest.
Origin of curé
1645–55; < French, Old French; modeled on Medieval Latin
cūrātus parish priest; see
curate
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British Dictionary definitions for cure (1 of 2)
cure
/ (kjʊə) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of cure
cureless, adjective curer, nounWord Origin for cure
(n) C13: from Old French, from Latin
cūra care; in ecclesiastical sense, from Medieval Latin
cūra spiritual charge; (vb) C14: from Old French
curer, from Latin
cūrāre to attend to, heal, from
cūra care
British Dictionary definitions for cure (2 of 2)
curé
/ (ˈkjʊəreɪ) /
noun
a parish priest in France
Word Origin for curé
French, from Medieval Latin
cūrātus; see
curate
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Medical definitions for cure
cure
[ kyur ]
n.
Restoration of health; recovery from disease.
A method or course of treatment used to restore health.
An agent that restores health; a remedy.
v.
To restore a person to health.
To effect a recovery from a disease or disorder.
Idioms and Phrases with cure
cure
see kill or cure; ounce of prevention (is worth a pound of cure); sure cure.