cure
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2.5
- noun
- /kjʊr/
:
cura
- Even today there is no cure for pemphigus vulgaris.
- a cure for disease
- miracle cure
- find a cure
Even today there is no cure for pemphigus vulgaris.
- Even today there is no cure for pemphigus vulgaris.
- Behold, my friends, the cure to all your ills of life.
- We found that this is basically the cure for HIV.
- It's, it's a, it's a, it's a cure for despondency.
- And they're all coming to him, right for their cures, right?
- And, and, and they've been a miraculous cure for C difficile colitis.
- Have we found the cure of the energy crisis?
- I think that we're not at the point of finding that cure for Alzheimer's.
Examples
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What if you are the one who desperately needs the new cure to survive?
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We found that this is basically the cure for HIV.
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And it's actually this fantastic cure for this problem.
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Take a chance on a possible cure that is even worse.
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Self love is the cure to self hate.
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Have we found the cure of the energy crisis?
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Probably should have asked for a cure for cancer.
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They've discovered a cure for that.
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Do you think there's a cure for loneliness?
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Researchers have made significant progress in developing a cure for cancer that may help many patients.
Synonyms
∞
2.1
Care to cure or reduce a health problem
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3.4
A medicine or treatment that treats illness and reduces pain
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3.3
The use of medicine to treat an illness
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6.2
A medicine or treatment that cures disease and eases pain
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6.2
A treatment that cures disease or relieves pain
A medical treatment that removes a disease completely
A substance used to treat, prevent, or reduce symptoms of illness
Antonyms
Idioms
Stopping a problem early is better than fixing it later
- Informal
An attempt to fix a problem that makes things worse than before
Compounds
- Archaic
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8.4
A period of bed rest to help someone recover from stress or nervous problems
How Effective
Surface Forms
Etymology
The noun cure comes from the Latin cura 'care' and grew to mean a treatment that removes illness, so a 'cure' is a medicine or therapy that makes you well.