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cured

/kjɔːd/ /kjɝd/

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To restore to health.

Examples :

"Unaided nature cured him."

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To bring (a disease or its bad effects) to an end.

Examples :

"Unaided nature cured his ailments."

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To cause to be rid of (a defect).

Examples :

"Experience will cure him of his naïveté."

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To prepare or alter especially by chemical or physical processing for keeping or use.

Examples :

"The smoke and heat cures the meat."

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To bring about a cure of any kind.

Examples :

"The doctor cured the child's cough with medicine. "

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To be undergoing a chemical or physical process for preservation or use.

Examples :

"The meat was put in the smokehouse to cure."

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To preserve (food), typically by salting

Examples :

"My grandfather cured the bacon in his smokehouse every autumn so we'd have meat all winter. "

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To solidify or gel.

Examples :

"The parts were curing in the autoclave."

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To become healed.

Examples :

"After taking the medicine for two weeks, my cough was finally cured. "

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To pay heed; to care; to give attention.

Examples :

"The old shepherd cured his sheep carefully, ensuring they were safe from predators. "