26984 words

cured

5 definitions • 6 examples
1
past simple and past participle of
2
to make someone with an illness healthy again:

Examples:

cure someone of something At one time doctors couldn't cure people of TB.
At one time doctors couldn't cure TB.
3
to stop someone doing or wanting something bad:

Examples:

At one time she would eat nothing but crisps, but we soon cured her by ensuring she ate nothing else.
cure someone of something I ate so many sweets that day that I was cured of my sugar craving for months.
4
to solve a problem:

Examples:

The president and his advisors meet this week to discuss how to cure inflation.
5
to treat food, tobacco, etc. with smoke, salt, etc. in order to preserve it:

Examples:

cured meats

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