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单词 cure
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cure

1 of 3

noun (1)

ˈkyu̇r How to pronounce cure (audio)
ˈkyər
1
a
: spiritual charge : care
b
: pastoral charge of a parish
2
a
: recovery or relief from a disease
Her cure was complete.
b
: something (such as a drug or treatment) that cures a disease
Quinine is a cure for malaria.
c
: a course or period of treatment
take the cure for alcoholism
d
: spa sense 1
one of the fashionable cures
3
: a complete or permanent solution or remedy
seeking a cure for unemployment
4
: a process or method of curing
cureless
ˈkyu̇r-ləs How to pronounce cure (audio)
ˈkyər-
adjective

cure

2 of 3

verb

cured; curing

transitive verb

1
a
: to restore to health, soundness, or normality
cured him of a rare blood disease
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
The hay is curing in the sun.
b
: set sense 11
Cement cures rapidly.
2
: to effect a cure
a potion guaranteed to cure
curer noun

curé

3 of 3

noun (2)

cu·​ré kyu̇-ˈrā How to pronounce curé (audio)
ˈkyu̇r-ˌā
: a parish priest

Synonyms

Noun (1)

  • antidote
  • corrective
  • curative
  • rectifier
  • remedy
  • therapeutic
  • therapy

Verb

  • heal
  • mend
  • remedy
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Noun (1) This is a problem that has no easy cure. The doctors were unable to effect a cure because the disease had spread too far. Verb The infection can be cured with antibiotics. She was cured of any illusions she had about college after her first semester. My wife cured me of most of my bad habits.

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, "attention, effort, care, responsibility, spiritual charge, medical treatment, remedy," borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin cūra "care, attention, spiritual charge, treatment, cure," going back to Latin, "worry, care, attention, solicitude, treatment," probably going back to pre-Latin *kwois-ā, derivative of an Indo-European verbal base *kweis- "heed, attend to" (whence Old Irish ad·cí "(s/he) sees," Avestan cōišt "has fixed, determined")

Verb

Middle English curen "to attend to, be responsible for, restore to health," borrowed from Anglo-French curer, going back to Latin cūrāre "to watch over, attend, treat (sick persons), restore to health" (Medieval Latin, "to have spiritual charge of"), derivative of cūra "care, attention, treatment, cure" — more at cure entry 1

Noun (2)

French, from Old French, from Medieval Latin curatus — more at curate

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Noun (2)

1655, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

cure 1 of 2

noun

ˈkyu̇r How to pronounce cure (audio)
1
: something (as a drug or medical treatment) that brings about recovery from a disease or illness : remedy
a cure for colds
2
: recovery or relief from a disease
His cure was complete.
3
: something that solves a problem or improves a bad situation

cure

2 of 2

verb

cured; curing
1
: to make or become healthy or sound again
The doctor pronounced her cured.
2
: to bring about recovery from
cure a disease
3
: to prepare by or undergo a chemical or physical process for use or storage
Cure the pork in brine.
The pork is curing.
4
: to provide a solution for
The threat of having to repeat fifth grade cured me of bad study habits.

Medical Definition

cure 1 of 2

noun

ˈkyu̇(ə)r How to pronounce cure (audio)
1
: recovery from a disease
his cure was complete
also : remission of signs or symptoms of a disease especially during a prolonged period of observation
a clinical cure
5-year cure of cancer
compare arrest entry 2
2
: a drug, treatment, regimen, or other agency that cures a disease
quinine is a cure for malaria
3
: a course or period of treatment
especially : one designed to interrupt an addiction or compulsive habit or to improve general health
take a cure for alcoholism
an annual cure at a spa
4
: spa
5
maritime law : the medical care awarded a person in the merchant marine who is injured or taken sick in the course of duty

cure

2 of 2

verb

cured; curing

transitive verb

: heal:
a
: to restore to health, soundness, or normality
curing her patients rapidly by new procedures
b
: to bring about recovery from
antibiotics cure many formerly intractable infections

intransitive verb

1
: to effect a cure
careful living cures more often than it kills
2
: to take a cure (as in a sanatorium or at a spa)

Legal Definition

cure

verb

cured; curing

transitive verb

: to deal with in a way that eliminates or corrects: as
a
: to use judicial procedures to undo (damage to a litigant's case caused by procedural errors made during a trial)
subsequent proceedings cured harm caused by trial court's error in impermissibly allowing…statements of government witness National Law Journal
also : to judicially correct or negate (procedural errors)
cure a defect in the pleadings
b
: to correct or make acceptable (a defective performance or delivery under a contract)
the nonconformity would be seasonably cured J. J. White and R. S. Summers
c
: to negate (a default by a debtor in bankruptcy) by restoring the debtor and creditor to their positions before the default

intransitive verb

: to eliminate or correct a defect
especially : to correct or make acceptable a defective performance or delivery under a contract
the seller may seasonably notify the buyer of his intention to cure and may then within the contract time make a conforming delivery Uniform Commercial Code

cure 1 of 3

noun (1)

1
as in antidote
something that corrects or counteracts something undesirable a fun hobby is always a good cure for boredom

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • antidote
  • remedy
  • solution
  • curative
  • therapy
  • therapeutic
  • panacea
  • rectifier
  • answer
  • elixir
  • corrective
  • cure-all
  • medicine
  • balm
  • medicinal
  • succor
  • relief
  • help
  • aid
  • palliative
2
as in remedy
a substance or preparation used to treat disease researchers tirelessly working to find a cure for cancer

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • remedy
  • drug
  • medication
  • medicine
  • medicinal
  • prescription
  • pharmaceutical
  • pill
  • physic
  • medicament
  • specific
  • potion
  • antibiotic
  • panacea
  • cure-all
  • syrup
  • tonic
  • nostrum
  • prescription drug
  • botanical
  • salve
  • injection
  • serum
  • tablet
  • patent medicine
  • liniment
  • lotion
  • tincture
  • ointment
  • cordial
  • miracle drug
  • cap
  • poultice
  • capsule
  • wonder drug
  • antiseptic
  • purgative
  • embrocation
  • cathartic
  • shot
  • sirup

cure

2 of 3

verb

1
as in to heal
to bring about recovery from do you have anything that will cure my headache?

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • heal
  • remedy
  • alleviate
  • relieve
  • treat
  • salve
  • soothe
  • allay
  • ease
  • moderate
  • mend
  • diagnose
  • doctor
  • temper
  • lighten
  • palliate
  • assuage
  • medicate
  • nurse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • aggravate
  • worsen
  • misdiagnose
  • overdiagnose
  • underdiagnose
2
as in to rehabilitate
to restore to a healthy condition the antibiotic cured the sick boy of the bacterial infection

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • heal
  • rehabilitate
  • fix
  • treat
  • repair
  • rehab
  • relieve
  • alleviate
  • set up
  • remedy
  • revive
  • mend
  • doctor
  • medicate
  • physic
  • rejuvenate
  • revitalize
  • resuscitate
  • fortify
  • nurse
  • renew
  • attend (to)
  • minister (to)
  • care (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • harm
  • damage
  • impair
  • wound
  • hurt
  • cripple
  • disable
  • injure
  • mutilate
  • afflict
  • ail
  • maim
  • weaken
  • lame
  • waste
  • sicken
  • sap
  • lay up
  • lacerate
  • mangle
  • debilitate
  • enfeeble
  • enervate
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curé

3 of 3

noun (2)

as in curate

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • curate
  • parson
  • pastor
  • vicar
  • clergyman
  • rector
  • father
  • churchman
  • abbé
  • shepherd
  • priestess
  • padre
  • pope
  • dean
  • confessor
  • deaconess
  • bishop
  • chaplain
  • archbishop
  • divine
  • missionary
  • religious
  • revivalist
  • presbyter
  • missionizer
  • abbot
  • monsignor
  • prelate
  • Holy Joe
  • evangelist
  • monk
  • sky pilot
  • friar
  • missioner
  • priest
  • preacher
  • diocesan
  • reverend
  • high priest
  • high priestess
  • archpriest
  • monastic
  • dominie
  • clergywoman
  • clerical
  • mendicant
  • deacon
  • cleric
  • oblate
  • minister
  • ecclesiastic
  • clerk
  • clergyperson

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • layman
  • lay reader
  • secular
  • layperson
  • lector
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