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cure 2, verb (oh)



2 v [T]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: curer, from Latin curare 'to take care of, cure', from cura; CURE1]
to make an illness or medical condition go away
::Many types of cancer can now be cured.
::an operation that can cure short-sightedness in 15 minutes
to make someone well again after they have been ill
-see also heal heal
::She had some acupuncture treatment which seems to have cured her.
cure sb of sth
::90% of patients can be cured of the disease.
to solve a problem, or improve a bad situation
::Attempts to cure unemployment have so far failed.
cure sb of sth
to make someone stop behaving in a particular way or stop them having a particular feeling or attitude
::Nothing could cure her of her impatience with Anna.
to preserve food, tobacco etc by drying it, hanging it in smoke, or covering it with salt
::cured ham