definition of
cure

[1] #1 cure v. [bring around, heal] provide a cure for, make healthy again; "The treatment cured the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to". wn

[2] #2 cure n. [remedy, curative, therapeutic] a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain. wn

[3] #3 cure v. prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve; "cure meats"; "cure pickles"; "cure hay". wn

[4] #4 cure v. make (substances) hard and improve their usability; "cure resin"; "cure cement"; "cure soap". wn

[5] #5 cure v. be or become preserved; "the apricots cure in the sun". wn