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cure up

cure up verb: to cure (someone or something) or to become cured.

Verb

cure up (third-person singular simple present cures up, present participle curing up, simple past and past participle cured up)

  1. (intransitive, literally, transitive) To cure (someone or something) or to become cured.
    • I took in the sickly cat and cured him up.
  2. (intransitive) To cure (undergo a chemical or physical process for preservation or use) in a particular color or area.
    • Leaves harvested late will cure up green.

Forms of cure up

third-person singular presentcures up
present participlecuring up
past participlecured up
pastcured up

Questions about cure up

What does cure up mean?
Cure up means to cure (someone or something) or to become cured.
What part of speech is cure up?
Cure up is a verb.
What is the past tense of cure up?
The past tense of cure up is cured up.

Words near cure up in the dictionary

  1. cure cancer
  2. cure down
  3. cure for cancer
  4. cure time
  5. cure times
  6. cure up
  7. cure-all
  8. cure-alls
  9. cure-fir merger
  10. cure-nurse merger
  11. cureall

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