Cure
Pronunciation: /ˈkjʊr/
Cure (noun)
- a treatment that makes a person healthy again from an illness
- a way to solve a problem or improve a bad situation
Examples
- The doctor found a cure for the disease.
- Scientists are searching for a cure to the virus.
Common collocations: find a cure, seek a cure, effective cure, cure for a problem, quick cure
Cure (verb)
- to make someone healthy again after an illness
- to preserve food by drying, salting, or smoking
Examples
- The treatment can cure the patient.
- They hope to cure the illness with new medicine.