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curest

curest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of cure.

Meaning of cure

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To restore to health.
    • Unaided nature cured him.
    Synonyms:
    heal
  2. (transitive) To bring (a disease or its bad effects) to an end.
    • Unaided nature cured his ailments.
  3. (transitive) To cause to be rid of (a defect).
    • Experience will cure him of his naïveté.
  4. (transitive) To prepare or alter, especially by chemical or physical processing for keeping or use.
    • The smoke and heat cures the meat.
  5. To preserve (food), typically by salting.
  6. (intransitive) To bring about a cure of any kind.

See all 22 meanings of cure

Origin of curest

cure + -est

Questions about curest

What is curest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Curest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of cure.

Words near curest in the dictionary

  1. curers
  2. cures
  3. cures cancer
  4. cures down
  5. cures up
  6. curest
  7. curet
  8. Curete
  9. Curetes
  10. cureth
  11. curetment

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