Thesaurus: cure

Related headwords

Definitions

1. n. Care, heed, or attention.
2. n. Spiritual charge; care of soul; the office of a parish priest or of a curate; hence, that which is committed to the charge of a parish priest or of a curate; a curacy; as, to resign a cure; to obtain a cure.
3. n. Medical or hygienic care; remedial treatment of disease; a method of medical treatment; as, to use the water cure.
4. n. Act of healing or state of being healed; restoration to health from disease, or to soundness after injury.
5. n. Means of the removal of disease or evil; that which heals; a remedy; a restorative.
6. v. t. To heal; to restore to health, soundness, or sanity; to make well; -- said of a patient.
7. v. t. To subdue or remove by remedial means; to remedy; to remove; to heal; -- said of a malady.
8. v. t. To set free from (something injurious or blameworthy), as from a bad habit.
9. v. t. To prepare for preservation or permanent keeping; to preserve, as by drying, salting, etc.; as, to cure beef or fish; to cure hay.
10. v. i. To pay heed; to care; to give attention.
11. v. i. To restore health; to effect a cure.
12. v. i. To become healed.
13. n. A curate; a pardon.