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Adjective: cured kyûrd [N. Amer], kyûud [Brit]- Freed from illness or injury
"the patient appears cured"
- healed, recovered - (used of rubber) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odour and elasticity)
- vulcanized, vulcanised [Brit] - (used of concrete or mortar) kept moist to assist the hardening
- (used of hay e.g.) allowed to dry
- (used especially of meat) cured in brine
- corned - (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process ('aged' is pronounced as one syllable)
- aged
Verb: cure kyûr- Provide a cure for, make healthy again
"The treatment cured the boy's acne"
- bring around, heal - Prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve
"cure meats"; "cure pickles"; "cure hay" - Make (substances) hard and improve their usability
"cure resin"; "cure cement"; "cure soap" - Be or become preserved
"the apricots cure in the sun"
See also: curable, curative, curing, preserved, processed, seasoned, well Type of: aid, change, harden, help, indurate, keep, preserve Encyclopedia: Cure Cured |