cure :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

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

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

n. a device for treating injury or disease

n. the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention"

v. remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair"

v. inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes; "We never smoked marijuana"; "Do you smoke?"

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

v. empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; "We drained the oil tank"

v. make weak; "Life in the camp drained him"

v. remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps"

v. provide relief for; "remedy his illness"

v. try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury; "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs"

v. restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"

v. restore the health of

v. work as a minister; "She is ministering in an old parish"

v. remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair"

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

v. empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; "We drained the oil tank"

v. make weak; "Life in the camp drained him"

v. prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"

v. preserve with salt; "people used to salt meats on ships"

v. remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps"