GamesDaily CrosswordWord PuzzleWord FinderAll gamesFeaturedWord of the DayWord of the YearNew wordsLanguage storiesAll featuredCultureSlangEmojiMemesAcronymsGender and sexualityAll cultureWriting tipsWriting hubGrammar essentialsCommonly confusedAll writing tipsGamesFeaturedCultureWriting tipsAdvertisementSkip toSkip tocure1noun (7)verb (used with object) (6)verb (used without object) (2)curé2noun (1)AdvertisementView synonyms for AmericanBritishcure1[kyoor]Phonetic (Standard)IPAnouna means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.a method or course of remedial treatment, as for disease.Synonyms: , , , successful remedial treatment; restoration to health.a means of correcting or relieving anything that is troublesome or detrimental.The administration is seeking a cure for inflation.the act or a method of preserving meat, fish, etc., by smoking, salting, or the like.spiritual or religious charge of the people in a certain district.the office or district of a curate or parish priest.verb (used with object)cured, curing to restore to health.to relieve or rid of something detrimental, such as an illness or a bad habit.to correct (a document, especially a mail-in ballot) in order to make it valid.If the voter’s signature is missing, the county board sends them a certification form allowing the voter to cure the ballot so it can be counted.to prepare (meat, fish, etc.) for preservation by salting, drying, etc.to promote hardening of (fresh concrete or mortar), as by keeping it damp.to process (rubber, tobacco, etc.) as by fermentation or aging.verb (used without object)cured, curing to effect a cure.to become cured.curé2[kyoo-rey, kyoor-ey, ky-rey]Phonetic (Standard)IPAnounplural curés (in France) a parish priest.cure1/ kjʊə /verb(tr) to get rid of (an ailment, fault, or problem); heal(tr) to restore to health or good condition(intr) to bring about a cure(tr) to preserve (meat, fish, etc) by salting, smoking, etc(tr)to treat or finish (a substance) by chemical or physical meansto vulcanize (rubber)to allow (a polymer) to set often using heat or pressure(tr) to assist the hardening of (concrete, mortar, etc) by keeping it moist“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012nouna return to health, esp after specific treatmentany course of medical therapy, esp one proved effective in combating a diseasea means of restoring health or improving a condition, situation, etcthe spiritual and pastoral charge of a parishthe cure of soulsa process or method of preserving meat, fish, etc, by salting, pickling, or smoking“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012curé2/ ˈkjʊəreɪ /nouna parish priest in France“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Discover MoreOther Word Formscureless adjectivecurelessly adverbcurer nounhalf-cured adjectiveovercured adjectivesemicured adjectiveuncured adjectivewell-cured adjectiveˈcurer nounˈcureless adjectiveDiscover MoreWord History and OriginsOrigin of cure1First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, Old French noun cure, from Latin cūra “care”; verb derivative of the nounOrigin of cure21645–55; < French, Old French; modeled on Medieval Latin cūrātus parish priest; Discover MoreWord History and OriginsOrigin of cure1(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 careOrigin of cure2French, from Medieval Latin cūrātus; see curate 1Discover MoreIdioms and Phrasessee ; ounce of prevention (is worth a pound of cure); .Discover MoreSynonym StudyCure, 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.Discover MoreExample SentencesExamples have not been reviewed.Material is loaded into a mixing truck where biosolids and amendments are combined then stored in climate controlled piles to cure at the Tulare Lake Compost plant.From And none of that will cure any of what ails him, he said.From “This innocent child suffered from almost the first breath he took because of his parents’ beliefs that starvation would cure him,” Orange County Dist.From A teenager from Norfolk has become the first patient in Europe to be given a newly licensed treatment which could potentially cure her life-threatening, inherited disorder.From Accurate predictions are impossible and there is no cure.From AdvertisementDiscover MoreRelated Words AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBrowse#aabbccddeeffgghhiijjkkllmmnnooppqqrrssttuuvvwwxxyyzzContact usDo not sell my infoFollow usGet the Word of the Day every day!Sign upBy clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com © 2025 Dictionary.com, LLC, At CURE, we've insured more than a million drivers and believe everyone deserves affordable car insurance based primarily on their driving record. 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