curing

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.

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