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Added 9 October 2026

cure

/kjɔː/ noun

In Latin: remedium Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cure at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain.

verb

Provide a cure for, make healthy again.
The treatment cured the boy's acne
Prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve.
cure meats
Make (substances) hard and improve their usability.
cure resin

Origin

From Middle English cure, borrowed from Old French cure (“care, cure, healing, cure of souls”), from Latin cura (“care, medical attendance, cure”). Displaced native Old English hǣlu, but this survived as heal.

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