cured
AdjectiveUS[kyoord]/kjʊrd/1 syllable
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Adjective (6)
- freed from illness or injury“the patient appears cured”“the incision is healed”“appears to be entirely recovered”“when the recovered patient tries to remember what occurred during his delirium — Normon Cameron”Synonyms: healedrecoveredOpposite illSimilar well
- (used of rubber) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity)Synonyms: vulcanizedvulcanisedOpposite unprocessedSimilar processed
- (used of concrete or mortar) kept moist to assist the hardeningOpposite unseasonedSimilar seasoned
- (used of hay e.g.) allowed to dryOpposite freshSimilar preserved
- (used especially of meat) cured in brineSynonyms: cornedOpposite freshSimilar preserved
- (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative processSynonyms: agedOpposite freshSimilar preserved
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“cured” is listed under Cure.
Cure transitive verb [past tense & past participle Cured (kūrd); present participle & verbal noun Curing.]
Origin: OF. curer to take care, to heal, F., only, to cleanse, L. curare to take care, to heal, fr. cura. See Cure,.
1. To heal; to restore to health, soundness, or sanity; to make well; — said of a patient.
The child was cured from that very hour.— Matt. xvii. 18.
2. To subdue or remove by remedial means; to remedy; to remove; to heal; — said of a malady.
To cure this deadly grief.— William Shakespeare
Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power... to cure diseases.— Luke ix. 1.
3. To set free from (something injurious or blameworthy), as from a bad habit.
I never knew any man cured of inattention.— Jonathan Swift
4. To prepare for preservation or permanent keeping; to preserve, as by drying, salting, etc.; as, to cure beef or fish; to cure hay.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54