Sekirov Dictionary

cure

UK /kjɵː/US /kjʊɹ/

noun11

  1. a way of bringing back good health to someone who is ill
  2. (figurative) A solution to a problem.
  3. An act of healing or state of being healed; restoration to health after a disease, or to soundness after injury.
  4. A process of solidification or gelling.
  5. A process whereby a material is caused to form permanent molecular linkages by exposure to chemicals, heat, pressure or weathering.
  6. A process of preservation, as by smoking.
  7. Spiritual charge; care of soul; the office of a parish priest or of a curate.
  8. That which is committed to the charge of a parish priest or of a curate.
  9. Cured fish.
  10. (no longer used) Care, heed, or attention.
  11. (slang, no longer used) An eccentric person.

verb10

  1. To restore to health.
  2. To bring (a disease or its bad effects) to an end.
  3. To cause to be rid of (a defect).
  4. To bring about a cure of any kind.
  5. To prepare or alter, especially by chemical or physical processing for keeping or use.
  6. To preserve (food), typically by salting.
  7. To undergo a chemical or physical process for preservation or use.
  8. To solidify or gel.
  9. (no longer used) To become healed.
  10. (no longer used) To pay heed; to care; to give attention.
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