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UK
/kjˈɔː/
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[ US /ˈkjʊɹ/ ]
[ US /ˈkjʊɹ/ ]
VERB
-
provide a cure for, make healthy again
The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to
The treatment cured the boy's acne -
be or become preserved
the apricots cure in the sun -
make (substances) hard and improve their usability
cure cement
cure resin
cure soap -
prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve
cure pickles
cure hay
cure meats
NOUN
- a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
How To Use cure In A Sentence
- While the site focuses mainly on their environmental concerns, they're also up in arms about the Bush administration's general abuse and disregard for science - including the idea that abstinence is some kind of cureall. News from the House of Sticks -
- I reassured him it was secure by logging into my account and viewing his profile. Computing
- This proposed procurement is a continuation of an existing contractual agreement for the developed prototype NASA Student Ambassadors Virtual Community (NSAVC) web site. ... Curious Virtual Community Procurement - NASA Watch
- She was in her sixties and wore her thinning gray hair pulled back in a loose bun with all but a few strands secured by bobby pins.
- If this approach has a drawback, it is that the zealous pursuit of the founding principle—disinterring the buried life, stamped under the sod by conniving male partners—sometimes obscures the fact that not a great deal gets added to the wider cultural landscape it is bent on illuminating. A Far From Model Marriage
- Dab a little wood glue into the hole, insert the dowel, and drive a 5/8-inch or 3/4-inch screw through the back of the wood to secure the dowel.
- Philips is also exploring the potential of applying LED to help 'declutter' city streets increasingly obscured by a variety of elements, including lighting fixtures. WebWire | Recent Headlines
- Season with salt and pepper and tie string around each saddle to secure the caul fat.
- The highly textured surface of these poems does not, however, obscure the continuous emotional undercurrent.
- The commander-in-chief was given 36 hours to secure a withdrawal of his troops from the combat zone.