vi to become healed.
2. cure ·noun a curate; a pardon.
3. cure ·noun care, heed, or attention.
4. cure ·vi to restore health; to effect a cure.
5. cure ·vi to pay heed; to care; to give attention.
6. cure ·vt to set free from (something injurious or blameworthy), as from a bad habit.
7. cure ·noun means of the removal of disease or evil; that which heals; a remedy; a restorative.
8. cure ·noun act of healing or state of being healed; restoration to health from disease, or to soundness after injury.
9. cure ·vt to heal; to restore to health, soundness, or sanity; to make well;
said of a patient.
10. cure ·noun medical or hygienic care; remedial treatment of disease; a method of medical treatment; as, to use the water cure.
11. cure ·vt to prepare for preservation or permanent keeping; to preserve, as by drying, salting, ·etc.; as, to cure beef or fish; to cure hay.
12. cure ·vt to subdue or remove by remedial means; to remedy; to remove; to heal;
said of a malady.
13. cure ·noun spiritual charge; care of soul; the office of a parish priest or of a curate; hence, that which is committed to the charge of a parish priest or of a curate; a curacy; as, to resign a cure; to obtain a cure.
14. cure ·add. ·- treatment of disease by forms of hydrotherapy, as walking barefoot in the morning dew, baths, wet compresses, cold affusions, ·etc.;
so called from its originator, sebastian kneipp (1821-97), a german priest.