vverb.bodyprovide a cure for, make healthy againTopic:medicinepractice of medicine
Synset:bring around cure heal
Examples:- The treatment cured the boy's acne
- The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to
Derivationally Related Form:healercurablecurecurative
Hypernyms:aid help
Inherited Hypernyms:bring aroundhelpbetterchange
Direct Hyponyms:recuperate
Entailment:care for treat
Full Troponyms:recuperate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.changeprepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserveExamples:- cure meats
- cure pickles
- cure hay
Derivationally Related Form:curing
Hypernyms:keep preserve
Inherited Hypernyms:curepreservecookcreate from raw materialmake
Direct Hyponyms:dun
Full Troponyms:dun
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changemake (substances) hard and improve their usabilityExamples:- cure resin
- cure cement
- cure soap
Derivationally Related Form:curable
Hypernyms:harden indurate
Inherited Hypernyms:curehardenchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changebe or become preservedExamples:- the apricots cure in the sun
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:curechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
adj satadj.allfreed from illness or injurySynset:healed recovered
Examples:- the patient appears cured
- the incision is healed
- appears to be entirely recovered
- when the recovered patient tries to remember what occurred during his delirium - Normon Cameron
Antonyms:ill
Inherited Hypernyms:cured
Similar to:well
adj satadj.all(used of rubber) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity)Synset:vulcanised vulcanized
Antonyms:unprocessed
Inherited Hypernyms:cured
Similar to:processed
adj satadj.all(used of concrete or mortar) kept moist to assist the hardeningAntonyms:unseasoned
Inherited Hypernyms:cured
Similar to:seasoned
adj satadj.all(used of hay e.g.) allowed to dryAntonyms:fresh
Inherited Hypernyms:cured
Similar to:preserved
adj satadj.all(used especially of meat) cured in brineSynset:corned
Antonyms:fresh
Inherited Hypernyms:corned
Similar to:preserved