CURE

• (noun) a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

  synonyms : curative , remedy , therapeutic

• (verb) provide a cure for, make healthy again

  "The treatment cured the boy's acne", "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to"

  synonyms : bring around , heal

• (verb) prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve

  "cure meats", "cure pickles", "cure hay"

• (verb) be or become preserved

  "the apricots cure in the sun"

• (verb) make (substances) hard and improve their usability

  "cure resin", "cure cement", "cure soap"

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