verb

cure

Translation

to cure, to heal, to solve, to preserve

This medicine will cure your illness.

They are trying to find a cure for cancer.

They cure ham by smoking it.

((sb.)) ((of sth.)) to heal (sb.) of (an illness) The doctor cured him of his illness.

((sth.)) to treat (sth.) This medicine will cure your headache.

((a cure)) ((for sth.)) a remedy for (sth.) They are searching for a cure for cancer.

Synonyms: (verb) heal, treat, remedy; (noun) solution, remedy

From Latin 'cura' (care). The word means to apply care to heal or preserve.

To 'cure' something is to take 'care' of it, whether it's a person or a piece of meat.