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Word: Cure
Speech Type: Verb
Middle English (as a noun): from Old French curer (verb), cure (noun), both from Latin curare ‘take care of’, from cura ‘care’. The original noun senses were ‘care, concern, responsibility’, in particular spiritual care (hence cure (sense 3 of the noun)). In late Middle English the senses ‘medical care’ and ‘successful medical treatment’ arose, and hence ‘remedy’
kjʊə
kjɔː
relieve (a person or animal) of the symptoms of a disease or condition
Short Definition:make person better
Examples:- he was cured of the disease
preserve (meat, fish, tobacco, or an animal skin) by salting, drying, or smoking
Short Definition:preserve by salting etc.
Examples:- home-cured ham
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