I. ˈkyu̇r noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin cura, cure of souls, from Latin, care
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : spiritual charge : care
b. : pastoral charge of a parish
2.
a. : recovery or relief from a disease
b. : something (as a drug or treatment) that cures a disease
c. : a course or period of treatment
take the cure for alcoholism
d. : spa 1
3. : a complete or permanent solution or remedy
seeking a cure for unemployment
4. : a process or method of curing
• cure·less -ləs adjective
II. verb
( cured ; cur·ing )
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1.
a. : to restore to health, soundness, or normality
cure a patient of his illness
b. : to bring about recovery from
cure a disease
2.
a. : to deal with in a way that eliminates or rectifies
his small size, which time would cure for him — William Faulkner
b. : to free from something objectionable or harmful
trying to cure him of a bad habit
3. : to prepare or alter especially by chemical or physical processing for keeping or use
fish cured with salt
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to undergo a curing process
b. : set 11
2. : to effect a cure
• cur·er noun