something that corrects a harmful or troublesome situation; a remedy

a process or method of curing meat, fish, etc or of hardening rubber, concrete, etc

to restore (somebody) to health, soundness, or normality

The new treatment cured many of tuberculosis

to bring about recovery from (an illness or other disorder)

He claimed that an alternative remedy had cured his cancer

to rectify (a harmful or troublesome situation)

Nothing will cure rampant inflation overnight

to free (somebody) from something objectionable or harmful

He desperately wants to be cured of his drug habit

to effect a cure

Thirty-month-old Samuel Johnson was taken to Queen Anne suffering from scrofula, but unfortunately her touch failed to cure

to undergo a curing or hardening process