Cure (en. Cure)

/kjuːr/

Meaning & Definition

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noun
A set of treatments or actions that eliminate a disease.
The doctor proposed a specific cure for his condition.
El médico propuso un cure específico para su afección.
The process of recovering health after an illness.
The cure she followed was very effective and allowed her to heal quickly.
La cure que siguió fue muy efectiva y logró sanar rápidamente.
verb
Restoring a person's health through treatment.
Advances in medicine can cure many diseases.
Los avances en medicina pueden cure muchas enfermedades.
Preparing something so that it can be used or consumed.
It is important to properly cure food before eating it.
Es importante cure correctamente los alimentos antes de comerlos.

Etymology

From the Latin 'cura', which means 'care, attention'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

cure from sleep
Restoring the state of wakefulness after a long night of rest.
cura de sueño
miraculous cure
Surprising or unexpected recovery from an illness.
cura milagrosa
natural cure
Treatments that use non-pharmacological methods to heal.
cura natural

Related Words

cure
Taking actions to heal a person.
curar
heal
Recovering health after an illness.
sanar
remedy
Correcting or solving a problem or illness.
remediar

Slang Meanings

Cure as a reference to a situation or event that is miraculously resolved.
That party was a total cure, everything went perfectly.
Esa fiesta fue una cure total, todo salió perfecto.
Cure in the context of improving health through alternative methods.
I started using natural remedies and the truth is that it has worked like a cure for me.
Empecé a usar remedios naturales y la verdad es que me ha hecho una cure.