cure

US /kjʊr/

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UK /kjʊə(r)/

n.NounSomething that solves a problem or makes it better

If hunger is the problem, my food is the cure

v.t.Transitive VerbTo fix or improve a problem

To cure your leaking faucet, call a plumber

n.NounMedical treatment making a sick person healthy

Hopefully, scientists will find a cure for cancer one day

v.t.Transitive VerbTo make someone healthy or make a disease go away

Please cure my earache

v.t.Transitive VerbTo keep food from going bad by drying or salting

We will cure the meat and eat it all winter

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When asked about Gwen's long-COVID cure, Dr. Stephen Powis, the National Medical Director for England's NHS, stated that, like a virus,
When asked about Gwen's long-COVID cure, Dr. Stephen Powis, the National Medical Director for England's NHS, stated that, like a virus,

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Sugar browns more quickly, so if you don't cure the potato, let it turn starchy, the outside will cook too fast, and the inside won't get cooked.
Sugar browns more quickly, so if you don't cure the potato, let it turn starchy, the outside will cook too fast, and the inside won't get cooked.
Simplot also promised to move potato curing out of primitive and subpar root cellars to a big warehouse to help cure the potatoes.
Simplot also promised to move potato curing out of primitive and subpar root cellars to a big warehouse to help cure the potatoes.

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Pure salvage claims are made under what's called a "no cure, no pay" basis, which means that if you fail to successfully salvage anything—regardless of how much time, risk, or money you put in—you get nothing.
Pure salvage claims are made under what's called a "no cure, no pay" basis, which means that if you fail to successfully salvage anything—regardless of how much time, risk, or money you put in—you get nothing.

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Look, anyone trying to sell you a single miracle cure for anything
Look, anyone trying to sell you a single miracle cure for anything

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I am working on a cure for cancer and AIDS.
I am working on a cure for cancer and AIDS.

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Dr van der Linden's team have drawn inspiration from preventative medicine in their hunt to cure fake news.
Dr van der Linden's team have drawn inspiration from preventative medicine in their hunt to cure fake news.

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Why is it hard to cure HIV or AIDS?
Why is it hard to cure HIV or AIDS?
It is hard to cure HIV or AIDS because HIV has the ability to mutate extremely quickly.
It is hard to cure HIV or AIDS because HIV has the ability to mutate extremely quickly.

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cure depression at home.
cure depression at home.
a very basic aroma which has medicinal properties that help cure depression.
a very basic aroma which has medicinal properties that help cure depression.