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Meaning of cures

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

cures

noun

Definitions

  1. A method, device or medication that restores good health.

  2. Act of healing or state of being healed; restoration to health after a disease, or to soundness after injury.

  3. A solution to a problem.

  4. A process of preservation, as by smoking.

verb

Definitions

  1. To restore to health.

    Example: Unaided nature cured him.

    Synonyms:heal
  2. To bring (a disease or its bad effects) to an end.

    Example: Unaided nature cured his ailments.

  3. To cause to be rid of (a defect).

    Example: Experience will cure him of his naïveté.

  4. To prepare or alter especially by chemical or physical processing for keeping or use.

    Example: The smoke and heat cures the meat.