cure1 nouncure2 verb
curecure1 /kjʊə $ kjʊr/ ●●○ noun [countable] 
WORD ORIGINcure1
Origin:
1200-1300 Old French, Latin cura ‘care’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Adding a little oil into the mechanism is one of the best cures for a noisy engine.
- As yet there's no known cure for the disease.
- Different management practices might be the cure for the company's problems.
- I can give you some tablets that will ease the symptoms, but they're not a cure.
- It's not a miracle cure, but moisturiser can make your skin less dry.
- Miraculous cures have been reported in Lourdes.
- Prevention is far better than any cure.
- The experts believe they know the causes of the crime wave but they cannot agree on a cure.
- What's the best cure for a hangover?
- Athelstan studied the jars, dismissing them as nothing but mild cures for ague, aches and pains.
- Hope that a cure will be found for the disease is what keeps his wife going, DelVecchio said.
- Some of his cures were certified by the newly formed Royal Society of Medicine.
- The cure for the shaking floor is to rebuild the floor, an intimidating task at best.
- The simple cure is to fit a damper.
- The sooner they find a cure, the better.
- This is the perfect marriage: a disease and a cure, both geographically specific.
THESAURUS
a medicine or medical treatment that makes an illness go away: · The scientists are trying to find a cure for Alzheimer’s Disease.
a way to treat a health problem, especially a small problem such as a cold, using plants or other natural methods: · Rinsing with salt water is a good home remedy for a sore throat.· The store sells herbal remedies.
a medicine that will stop the effects of a poison or dangerous drug: · There is no known antidote to a bite from this snake.
Longman Language Activatorto cure someone to make someone who has an illness completely well again or to stop a disease making someone ill: · It is possible that in the near future we will be able to cure AIDS.· cure somebody: · Many cancer victims can be cured if the disease is detected early enough.cure somebody of something: · Eventually we found a doctor who was able to cure her of her depression.
to make someone who is ill well again, especially when they have an illness that is not very serious: · Take this -- it'll make you feel a lot better.· I've had all kinds of medicines from the chemist, but nothing seems to make me any better.make a headache/cold/pain etc better: · She refuses to take anything to make her headache better.
to cure someone of a physical or mental illness, especially using methods that do not involve the usual drugs or forms of medical treatment: · This cream is good for healing minor cuts and bruises.· Madame Bernice claimed to be able to heal people simply by laying her hands on their bodies.
something that cures someone · I can give you some tablets that will ease the symptoms, but they're not a cure.cure for · What's the best cure for a hangover?· As yet there's no known cure for the disease.
a way to treat a health problem, especially a small problem such as a cold, using plants or other natural methods: herbal remedies: · I tried some herbal remedies such as drinking camomile tea, but none of them worked.remedy for: · Salt water is a good home remedy for a sore throat.
a medicine that will stop the effects of a poison or dangerous drug: · Unless an antidote is given immediately the patient could die.antidote to: · There is no known antidote to a bite from this snake.
when a disease cannot be cured · My doctor told me that the cancer was incurable.· Patients with incurable illnesses are brought to the hospice, where they are given the best possible care.
a chronic illness continues for a very long time or is permanent: · He suffers from chronic asthma.
a terminal illness is one that cannot be cured, and the person who has it will die from it: · Two years ago, his mother developed terminal cancer.· St Helen's Hospice cares for people with terminal illnesses.the terminal stages (=the last stages of a disease that is killing them): · Many of the patients are in the terminal stages of the disease.
medicine/treatment if a medicine, treatment etc is effective , it achieves the result that you want: · Antibiotics are only effective if you finish the whole course of treatment.effective in doing something: · Doctors soon realized that this drug was also effective in relieving the symptoms of arthritis.effective against: · Penicillin can be taken in various forms and is effective against a wide range of infections.highly effective: · Malarone is a new drug that has already proved highly effective.
if a medicine, treatment etc works , it has the effect that you want it to have: · I've tried several different diets, but none of them seem to work.· It's too late for surgery, but chemotherapy might just work.
a medicine or drug that is powerful or potent is very strong and works very quickly so that it should be used very carefully: · Little is known about the long-term effects of powerful drugs such as Duromine.· Nicotine is a powerful appetite suppressant.· Alcohol is much less potent than opium, because it works in an entirely different way.
a drug or type of treatment that will completely cure a painful or serious illness - use this especially when you do not really think that such a drug or treatment exists: · Unfortunately there's no miracle cure for a hangover.· Some alternative practitioners seem to regard the herb as some kind of miracle drug, but conventional doctors are warning them to be careful.
a solution to a problem · One possible solution might be to borrow the money.· A dentist could put in a temporary filling, but that's not the perfect solution.solution to/for · Sleeping tablets are not the best solution to insomnia as they upset the natural rhythm of sleep.find/come up with a solution · We can help you find a solution to all your financial problems.
a way of dealing with a problem or unsatisfactory situation, especially one that has been worrying you for a long time: · The city council has to find a better way of dealing with domestic waste. One answer is to burn it.answer to: · A bank loan seemed like the answer to all our problems.there are no easy answers: · There are no easy answers to today's environmental problems.
a way of dealing with a problem, especially a practical problem, so that it does not happen again: · The experts believe they know the causes of the crime wave but they cannot agree on a cure.cure for: · Adding a little oil into the mechanism is one of the best cures for a noisy engine.miracle/wonder cure (=a very effective cure): · It's not a miracle cure, but moisturiser can make your skin less dry.
a way of dealing with a problem or unsatisfactory situation by improving it or getting rid of it completely: · If you find it hard to live on your present salary, the best remedy would be to change jobs.remedy for: · One remedy for racial attacks would be to educate our children more about social issues.
formal something that people hope will solve all their problems: · Electoral reform is not a panacea. It causes almost as many problems as it solves.panacea for: · Librarians welcomed computerization as the panacea for all their cataloguing problems.
a way of dealing with an unpleasant situation so that it no longer exists: · We are faced with a very difficult situation, but there must be a way out.way out of: · I don't see any way out of the present deadlock.
WORD SETSaether, nounaftercare, nounambulance, nounamniocentesis, nounampoule, nounamputate, verbanaesthesia, nounanaesthetize, verbanodyne, nounantibiotic, nounantidote, nounantiseptic, nounantiseptic, adjectiveappendectomy, nounartificial respiration, nounastringent, adjectiveastringent, nounbandage, verbbathe, verbbed bath, nounbedpan, nounbiopsy, nounblood bank, nounblood donor, nounblood group, nounbloodletting, nounblood transfusion, nounbrain scan, nounbridge, nouncaesarean, nouncallipers, nouncapsule, nouncardiac, adjectivecast, nouncasualty, nouncatheter, nounCAT scan, nouncauterize, verbcervical smear, nouncesarean, nouncheckup, nounchemotherapy, nounchiropractor, nounclinic, nounclinical, adjectiveclinical thermometer, nouncommit, verbcompress, nounconstruct, verbconsultant, nounconsulting room, nounconvalesce, verbconvalescence, nounconvalescent, nouncosmetic surgery, nouncottage hospital, nouncrown, nouncrown, verbcrutch, nouncurative, adjectivecure, nouncure, verbD and C, nounday room, noundecongestant, noundentistry, noundermatology, noundetox, noundetoxification, noundiagnose, verbdiagnosis, noundiagnostic, adjectivedialysis, noundischarge, verbdischarge, noundispensary, noundoctor, verbdonate, verbdonor, noundress, verbdrug rehabilitation, nounear trumpet, nounECG, nounECT, noun-ectomy, suffixEEG, nounEKG, nounElastoplast, nounelective, adjectiveelectric shock therapy, nounemergency room, nounendoscope, nounenema, nounepidural, nounether, nouneviscerate, verbexam, nounexamination, nounexamine, verbfacelift, nounfilling, nounfirst aid, nounfirst aider, nounfirst aid kit, nounforceps, noungauze, noungeriatrics, noungraft, noungraft, verbgrommet, noungurney, nounhealth care, nounhealth centre, nounhealth service, nounheart-lung machine, nounhospice, nounhospital, nounhypnotherapy, nounhypo, nounhypodermic, nounhypodermic, adjectivehysterectomy, nounice pack, nounimplant, verbimplant, nounincision, nounincubator, nouninduce, verbinfection, nouninfirmary, nouninject, verbinjection, nouninlay, nouninoculate, verbinpatient, nouninseminate, verbinstitutionalize, verbintensive care, nouninternal medicine, nounintravenous, adjectiveinvasive, adjectivein vitro fertilization, nounirrigate, verbisolation, nounisometrics, nounIV, nounIVF, nounkeyhole surgery, nounlamp, nounlaudanum, nounlaughing gas, nounlaxative, nounlife support system, nounlinctus, nounliniment, nounlint, nounlobotomy, nounlumpectomy, nounmammography, nounmanipulate, verbmanipulative, adjectivemassage, nounmassage, verbmastectomy, nounmedical, adjectivemedical, nounmedicine, nounmental hospital, nounmonitor, nounmouth-to-mouth resuscitation, nounMRI, nounNational Health Service, the, negative, adjectivenose job, nounnursing home, nounob/gyn, nounobstetrics, nounoccupational therapy, nounold folks' home, nounold people's home, nounop, nounopen-heart surgery, nounoperable, adjectiveoperate, verboperating room, nounoperating table, nounoperating theatre, nounoperation, nounoperative, adjectiveorthodontics, nounorthopedic, adjectiveorthopedics, nounosteopathy, nounoutpatient, nounoxygen mask, nounoxygen tent, nounpacemaker, nounpack, nounpadded cell, nounpaediatrics, nounpalliative, nounpalpate, verbPap smear, nounpetroleum jelly, nounphial, nounphysiotherapy, nounpill, nounplaster, nounplaster cast, nounplastic surgery, nounpost-mortem, nounpoultice, nounprep, verbprescription, nounpreventive medicine, nounprimary health care, nounprivate medicine, nounprivate patient, nounprobe, nounprophylactic, adjectiveprosthesis, nounquarantine, nounquarantine, verbradiographer, nounradiography, nounradiologist, nounradiology, nounradiotherapy, nounreceive, verbrecovery room, nounrehabilitate, verbreject, verbreset, verbresidential care, nounresidential treatment facility, nounrest home, nounresuscitate, verbrhinoplasty, nounRx, saline, nounsanatorium, nounscalpel, nounscan, nounscreen, verbscreening, nounsection, nounsection, verbsedate, verbset, verbshock treatment, nounsickbay, nounsickroom, nounsilicone implant, nounskin graft, nounsmear, nounsmear test, nounsmelling salts, nounsocialized medicine, nounspatula, nounspecimen, nounsperm bank, nounsplint, nounstaunch, verbstethoscope, nounstitch, nounstomach pump, nounstretcher, nounsurgery, nounsurgical, adjectivesuture, nounswab, nounswab, verbsyringe, nounsyringe, verbtablet, nountape, verbteaching hospital, nountermination, nountheatre, nountherapy, nounthermometer, nountongue depressor, nountourniquet, nountracheotomy, nountranquillize, verbtransfusion, nountransplant, verbtransplant, nountreatment, nountruss, nountuck, nounultrasound, nounvaccinate, verbvasectomy, nounventilator, nounveterinary, adjectivevisiting hours, nounward, nounwell-woman, adjectivewetting solution, nounwheelchair, nounX-ray, nounX-ray, verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs
You know what they say, prevention is better than cure (=it is better to stop something bad from happening than to remove the problem once it has happened).COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· Scientists are still hoping to find a cure for the common cold.
· It will be at least ten years before a cure is developed.
· $3 billion a year is spent searching for a cure for cancer.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + cure· A few decades ago there was no effective cure for the disease.
(=a very effective one that cures a serious disease)· People always hope for a miracle cure.
phrases· At present is there is no known cure for this virus.
· Billions of pounds have been spent on the search for a cure.
British English, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure American English (=used to say that it is better to prevent illness than to cure it)
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES· The plant was believed to cure diseases in humans and cattle.
· There is no known cure for this disease.
(=something that solves a problem very effectively)· Unfortunately, there is no miracle cure for thinning hair.
You know what they say, prevention is better than cure (=it is better to stop something bad from happening than to remove the problem once it has happened).· Probably the only effective cure for green water is a U/V filter.· Both are equally effective and achieve cures about 80 percent of the time.
· Stallions have an especially low tolerance for boredom, and the best cure is greater variety in work.· So the best cure might lie in shortening the period when that is possible.· You can use the Alexander Technique as a preventative measure: after all, prevention is better than cure.· That's the best cure for people who write anonymous letters.· But keeping busy really is the best cure.· Prevention is better than cure, and you should use a lot of deep stances during your basic training.· The best cure, for both women and men, would be better education and more jobs for the not-very-bright.· I have known it to be successfully treated with black sulphur powder mixed with water but prevention is better than cure.
· The only cure would have been to leave.· Probably the only effective cure for green water is a U/V filter.· Because if your dry ends turn to split ends, the only cure is no ends.· If an adenocarcinoma in Barrett's oesophagus is diagnosed, resection offers the only chance for cure.· An operation is often the only cure for this painful condition.· For two years Kelly's been waiting for a heart and lung transplant, the only cure for her condition.· The only cure, however, is to remove lead from the water system altogether, by replacing old pipes and tanks.· The only easy cure is make the winding-on in alternate directions, say ten turns each way.
NOUN· Unfortunately, there is no miracle cure for thinning hair but there are some very good treatments around.· The miracle cure is when the patient helped cure himself..· Salesmen sell miracle cures for all kinds of diseases.· The alternatives have very seldom been tested in any scientific way, and their promises of miracle cures are usually anecdotal.· Yet levitation and miracle cures were not unknown.· And miracle cures had become almost religious lore.· If so, tax cuts would be the miracle cure.
VERB· I think, however, I may have discovered a cure.· None of the doctors in Oaxaca could discover any cure for her illness.· Intent on discovering a cure for a certain strain of influenza, Robert Shannon faces tremendous difficulties, both personal and professional.
· In order to effect a lasting cure, it is necessary to correct the fundamental imbalance or disharmony.· He said all her friends had advised it; they had cited many cases where it had effected a cure.
· If I was a scientist it would be like finding a cure for for a disease or a technological breakthrough.· Clearly, more and better research will be required if science hopes to find a cure for diet-related stupidity in our lifetime.· Her specialist consulted experts worldwide without finding a cure.· Thanks to it as well, very little money was being spent to fight the disease or find a cure.· Will we be the people who will have the task and experience of finding this cure?· And it was around for centuries before people managed to find a cure for it.· It is only when we begin to face an illness that we can find a cure.· Hopefully, some one, somewhere will find a permanent cure from this debilitating malaise, known only as Red Spot Mania.
· But the robot can kill as well as cure.· It has been said, with some truth, that more fish are killed by cures than diseases.
· Can you tell me what's causing this, and more importantly, offer any cure?
· It was built in the early nineteenth century to provide cures for numerous illnesses.· However, don't assume that this will provide a complete cure for the problem, it will merely reduce it.· Similarly, at the Aesculapian sanctuary near Epidaurus, dormitories were provided for pilgrims seeking cures.
· Here, the sick would come to worship and seek for cures.· Similarly, at the Aesculapian sanctuary near Epidaurus, dormitories were provided for pilgrims seeking cures.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► an ounce of prevention (is worth a pound of cure)
- The spring Budget, therefore, will be kill or cure.
- I can call myself lucky because streptomycin, the miracle drug, is newly available.
- If so, tax cuts would be the miracle cure.
- Last week medical research came up with another miracle drug.
- Salesmen sell miracle cures for all kinds of diseases.
- The miracle cure is when the patient helped cure himself.
- The alternatives have very seldom been tested in any scientific way, and their promises of miracle cures are usually anecdotal.
- The fear of chemicals can also delay new miracle drugs from entering the market.
- Unfortunately, there is no miracle cure for thinning hair but there are some very good treatments around.
WORD FAMILYadjectivecuredcurable ≠ incurablecurativenouncureverbcure
1a medicine or medical treatment that makes an illness go awaycure for There is still no cure for AIDS.2something that solves a problem, or improves a bad situationcure for There is no easy cure for loneliness.3the act of making someone well again after an illness: The new treatment effected a miraculous cure.COLLOCATIONSverbsfind/discover a cure· Scientists are still hoping to find a cure for the common cold.develop a cure· It will be at least ten years before a cure is developed.seek/search for/look for a cure· $3 billion a year is spent searching for a cure for cancer.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + curean effective cure· A few decades ago there was no effective cure for the disease.a miracle cure (=a very effective one that cures a serious disease)· People always hope for a miracle cure.phrasesno known cure· At present is there is no known cure for this virus.the search for a cure· Billions of pounds have been spent on the search for a cure.prevention is better than cure British English, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure American English (=used to say that it is better to prevent illness than to cure it)THESAURUScure a medicine or medical treatment that makes an illness go away: · The scientists are trying to find a cure for Alzheimer’s Disease.remedy a way to treat a health problem, especially a small problem such as a cold, using plants or other natural methods: · Rinsing with salt water is a good home remedy for a sore throat.· The store sells herbal remedies.antidote a medicine that will stop the effects of a poison or dangerous drug: · There is no known antidote to a bite from this snake.cure1 nouncure2 verb
curecure2 ●●○ verb [transitive] WORD ORIGINcure2
Origin:
1300-1400 Old French curer, from Latin curare ‘to take care of, cure’, from cura; ➔ CURE1VERB TABLE
cure
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | cure |
| he, she, it | cures | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | cured |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have cured |
| he, she, it | has cured | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had cured |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will cure |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have cured |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am curing |
| he, she, it | is curing | |
| you, we, they | are curing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was curing |
| you, we, they | were curing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been curing |
| he, she, it | has been curing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been curing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be curing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been curing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Beveridge believed that unemployment could be cured by state intervention.
- Doctors won't consider her cured until she has been free of cancer for several years.
- Eventually we found a doctor who was able to cure her of her depression.
- If your computer stops working, re-booting might cure the problem.
- It is possible that in the near future we will be able to cure AIDS.
- Many cancer victims can be cured if the disease is detected early enough.
- Most economic ills cannot be cured by a simple infusion of cash.
- Penicillin or other antibiotics will cure most infections.
- Prostate cancer can be cured if it is caught early.
- The only thing that can cure grief is time.
- But it solved the problem of Thérèse's tantrums at night, it cured them in no time.
- His patronage came about when people suffering from rabies were cured at his grave.
- Make a kind of grand tour on my own, take the waters and cure what ails me.
- Oh, how he would have loved to cure her of her loneliness.
- There is always some magic remedy that will cure it, or some whizz-kid quack with a patent method.
- This cured it and I had the carbs tuned to perfection.
- This alternative to the matrixing arrangement is exactly what I used in curing a large, troubled government procurement organization.
THESAURUS
to make someone who has an illness completely well again or to stop a disease making someone ill – used especially about drugs or other treatments: · Many cancer victims can be cured if the disease is detected early enough.
to cure someone – used especially when someone cures people using special religious powers, rather than using medicine. Also used when saying that a cream or treatment makes a wound better: · He claimed that he could heal the sick.· This cream is good for healing minor cuts and bruises.
to make someone who is ill well again, especially when they have an illness that is not very serious: · The pills did make me feel better.
(also alleviate formal) to reduce someone’s pain or unpleasant feelings: · Aspirin will help to relieve the symptoms.· I can give you something to alleviate the pain.
Longman Language Activatorto cure someone to make someone who has an illness completely well again or to stop a disease making someone ill: · It is possible that in the near future we will be able to cure AIDS.· cure somebody: · Many cancer victims can be cured if the disease is detected early enough.cure somebody of something: · Eventually we found a doctor who was able to cure her of her depression.
to make someone who is ill well again, especially when they have an illness that is not very serious: · Take this -- it'll make you feel a lot better.· I've had all kinds of medicines from the chemist, but nothing seems to make me any better.make a headache/cold/pain etc better: · She refuses to take anything to make her headache better.
to cure someone of a physical or mental illness, especially using methods that do not involve the usual drugs or forms of medical treatment: · This cream is good for healing minor cuts and bruises.· Madame Bernice claimed to be able to heal people simply by laying her hands on their bodies.
something that cures someone · I can give you some tablets that will ease the symptoms, but they're not a cure.cure for · What's the best cure for a hangover?· As yet there's no known cure for the disease.
a way to treat a health problem, especially a small problem such as a cold, using plants or other natural methods: herbal remedies: · I tried some herbal remedies such as drinking camomile tea, but none of them worked.remedy for: · Salt water is a good home remedy for a sore throat.
a medicine that will stop the effects of a poison or dangerous drug: · Unless an antidote is given immediately the patient could die.antidote to: · There is no known antidote to a bite from this snake.
when a disease cannot be cured · My doctor told me that the cancer was incurable.· Patients with incurable illnesses are brought to the hospice, where they are given the best possible care.
a chronic illness continues for a very long time or is permanent: · He suffers from chronic asthma.
a terminal illness is one that cannot be cured, and the person who has it will die from it: · Two years ago, his mother developed terminal cancer.· St Helen's Hospice cares for people with terminal illnesses.the terminal stages (=the last stages of a disease that is killing them): · Many of the patients are in the terminal stages of the disease.
to be better again after an illness or injury if someone is better after an illness or injury, they have recovered, or they are in the process of recovering: · How are you? Are you better?· I'll just rest today, and, hopefully, I'll be better tomorrow.· I hope Robert's better by Saturday, because we need him for the team.
if someone is well , they are healthy again, and they no longer have an illness or injury: · As soon as you're well we'll go to Florida and have a few weeks in the sun.· They couldn't really make any firm plans until Luis was well again.
to be completely well again after an illness or injury: · We were relieved to find that Barnes was fully recovered and able to take part in the race.be fully recovered from: · Keep the patient still and quiet until he is fully recovered from the attack.
if someone is cured , they are completely better because their illness has been treated successfully: · She's still rather weak, but her bronchitis seems to be cured.be cured of: · It is only after two or three years that the doctors can say you are definitely cured of cancer.be completely cured: · He was always confident that he would be completely cured.
to be well again after an illness: · You've had a bad attack of malaria, but I think you're over it now.be over the worst: · Her temperature is going down again - she seems to be over the worst.
informal to be well again and able to live life as usual after being ill: · After a day or two in bed I'll be back on my feet again.· Wait till you're back on your feet before you start worrying about your exams.
to be out of bed and well enough to walk around again, after an illness or injury has forced you to stay in bed: · She's up and about now, and should be back at work in a day or two.· It's good to see you up and about again.
especially British to be well again after having been ill, so that you are now able to move around as usual, exercise etc: · Don't come back to work until you're completely fit.· He should be back at training next week if he's fit.be fit as a fiddle (=be extremely fit): · Don't worry - I'll be as fit as a fiddle again by next week.
to successfully deal with a problem · They thought money would solve all their problems.· The roof used to leak but last week I fitted some new tiles and that seems to have solved the problem.· The government is to launch a new building programme in an attempt to solve the housing crisis.
to think of a way to solve a problem, especially a complicated political or social problem: · Crime is rapidly increasing in our inner cities. We must find a solution.· Civil war seems increasingly likely unless the government comes up with a solution.find/come up with a solution to: · European governments are working together to find a solution to the problem of nuclear waste.
formal to successfully deal with a problem or unpleasant situation so that it no longer exists: · Talking is the only way to resolve your differences.· It is difficult to see how this conflict can be resolved without taking the matter to court.
to deal with an unsatisfactory situation, especially by making sure that any damage that has been caused is paid for, removed, stopped etc: put something right: · There seems to be something wrong with the computer but we hope to put it right before too long.· If there is bullying in the classroom, it is the teacher who should put the problem right.put right something: · This government intends to put right everything that the last government did wrong.
to permanently solve a practical problem so that it does not happen again: · If your computer stops working, re-booting might cure the problem.· Beveridge believed that unemployment could be cured by state intervention.
to deal with an unsatisfactory situation, especially an unfair one, so that the situation no longer exists or is greatly improved: · There have been several tragic rail accidents. The government must act quickly to remedy this situation.· Equal rights for women were necessary to remedy the injustices done to them over the centuries.
to remove any problems or difficulties from a situation, especially before doing something else: sort something out: · I'm afraid I can't help you until I've sorted my own problems out.sort things out: · There's been a serious misunderstanding; I'll try to sort things out and then I'll phone you back.sort out something: · You can't possibly start decorating yet. We haven't sorted out the roof yet.get something sorted out: · I want to get everything sorted out before I leave.
British informal to successfully deal with a problem: · Don't worry about the money. I'll sort it, OK?· You should be able to sort this without my help.
to remove any small problems or difficulties before you start something, especially by discussing them, so that they do not cause problems later: iron something out: · We need to iron a few things out before we move in together.iron out something: · We decided it was best to iron out our differences at an early stage in the production.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES You know what they say, prevention is better than cure (=it is better to stop something bad from happening than to remove the problem once it has happened).COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· The plant was believed to cure diseases in humans and cattle.
· There is no known cure for this disease.
(=something that solves a problem very effectively)· Unfortunately, there is no miracle cure for thinning hair.
You know what they say, prevention is better than cure (=it is better to stop something bad from happening than to remove the problem once it has happened).· And his recovery will prove to all sufferers that the disease can be cured.· The disease can be cured easily with Tetracycline ointment, which costs about $ 1.80 per patient.
· Adults and children suffer from strange, debilitating headaches that no drugs will cure.· She had told him that she knew a magic drug to cure any ailment.· The team invents a wonder drug to cure depression.
· Like Euripides she believed the sea could cure the ills of man.· I believe my violence will cure their ills!
· We have spent some passionate evenings together changing traveller's cheques and looking for medicine to cure stomach disorders.· A lengthy course of the right medicine can cure the disease.· Something, Mrs Rubinstein, that medicine can not cure.
· Payton has copied Stuart Ripley's pre-match warm-up routine to help cure a hamstring problem.· Spaying and neutering pets is the easiest way to cure that problem.· Once you have cured the water pollution problem, you will have to take steps to avoid it happening again.· In the back of the King Street pharmacy he worked on new concoctions, cures for minor dermatological problems.· On their own, owls can not cure the rat problem, but they can help with control.· The machine costs £170 but is guaranteed to cure 100 problems.· To cure the problem, try one of the following ideas.· Nine operations between them had failed to cure the problem and they managed only by almost daily use of laxatives and enemas.
· Had he gone into the wood to find a way to cure the blemish?· Spaying and neutering pets is the easiest way to cure that problem.· He felt the best way to cure her was to keep giving her her head.· There was no easy way to cure this.
VERB· Like Euripides she believed the sea could cure the ills of man.· Its water is believed to cure children of disease.· I believe my violence will cure their ills!· Some force deep within truly wants to believe aliens cured that Montana farmer of his pesky hernia problem.· For this reason, it was called the Golden Bough and was believed to cure diseases in humans and cattle.· They are believed to cure indigestion.
· Or you might try brandy - it cures most fits.· On a Saturday afternoon, Corporal Tambini tried to cure him of this structural malformation.· Don't try to cure the flakiness yourself with an anti- dandruff shampoo - it requires a different treatment.· The prime minister is taking the blame for the pain of trying to cure the economy.· I took sleeping pills for the first month and then tried hypnotherapy to cure it.· Now, as I tried to cure my asthma, I gave up smoking altogether.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► an ounce of prevention (is worth a pound of cure)
- The spring Budget, therefore, will be kill or cure.
- I can call myself lucky because streptomycin, the miracle drug, is newly available.
- If so, tax cuts would be the miracle cure.
- Last week medical research came up with another miracle drug.
- Salesmen sell miracle cures for all kinds of diseases.
- The miracle cure is when the patient helped cure himself.
- The alternatives have very seldom been tested in any scientific way, and their promises of miracle cures are usually anecdotal.
- The fear of chemicals can also delay new miracle drugs from entering the market.
- Unfortunately, there is no miracle cure for thinning hair but there are some very good treatments around.
WORD FAMILYadjectivecuredcurable ≠ incurablecurativenouncureverbcure
1to make an illness or medical condition go away: Many types of cancer can now be cured. an operation that can cure short-sightedness in 15 minutes2to make someone well again after they have been ill: She had some acupuncture treatment which seems to have cured her.cure somebody of something 90% of patients can be cured of the disease.3to solve a problem, or improve a bad situation: Attempts to cure unemployment have so far failed.4cure somebody of something to make someone stop behaving in a particular way or stop them having a particular feeling or attitude: Nothing could cure her of her impatience with Anna.5to preserve food, tobacco etc by drying it, hanging it in smoke, or covering it with salt: cured hamTHESAURUScure to make someone who has an illness completely well again or to stop a disease making someone ill – used especially about drugs or other treatments: · Many cancer victims can be cured if the disease is detected early enough.heal to cure someone – used especially when someone cures people using special religious powers, rather than using medicine. Also used when saying that a cream or treatment makes a wound better: · He claimed that he could heal the sick.· This cream is good for healing minor cuts and bruises.make somebody (feel) better to make someone who is ill well again, especially when they have an illness that is not very serious: · The pills did make me feel better.relieve/ease (also alleviate formal) to reduce someone’s pain or unpleasant feelings: · Aspirin will help to relieve the symptoms.· I can give you something to alleviate the pain.