🧱 Treated material 🥓 Preserved food 😊 Restored to health

cured

5.8

Treated so a material becomes harder and lasts longer

adjective
/kjʊrd/

Specialized

: curado

The tobacco leaves are carefully cured to develop their rich flavor.

Now once this printing process is done, this whole thing is cured.

Examples

The rubber was cured to enhance its durability and flexibility.
And once it's cured, that handle is not going anywhere.
Because it's it's UV cured with light with, with flash bulbs.
This is cured resin and the way MSLA printer is cured resin isn't through a laser based system like with the Formlabs printers or DLP based projection system.
After several days, the concrete has fully cured, making the driveway safe to drive on.

Synonyms

seasoned

vscured

2 4.1

Wood that has been dried so it is ready to use

is not only aging but any process that hardens, preserves, or improves materials

vulcanized

vscured

Specialized

1 7.6

Rubber treated with heat and chemicals to make it harder, stronger, and more elastic

is a broader term for processes that harden, preserve, or improve materials

salt-cured

vscured

1 3.8

Made with salt so meat or fish do not go bad

is the general process term, not limited to salt preservation methods

treated

vscured

3.2

Changed using chemicals or heat to improve how it works

is specifically aimed at hardening, preserving, or improving material qualities

processed

vscured

2.9

Made with machines or chemicals to last longer and be ready to eat

focuses on improving, hardening, or preserving rather than any simple change

hardened

vscured

4.1

Made solid by heating, drying, or other treatment

includes hardening but also covers preserving and other improvement aims

brine-cured

vscured

6.7

Meat or other food is soaked in salty water to keep it from spoiling

applies more widely to improving, hardening, or preserving many material types

smoke-cured

vscured

Specialized

4.9

Meat or fish preserved and given a smoky taste by drying in smoke

is broader, covering many preservation or hardening techniques beyond smoking

home-cured

vscured

5.8

Food made and kept at home by salting, smoking, or drying

is the general concept covering preservation or hardening regardless of location

Antonyms

uncured

1 6.3

Not treated to preserve food or make materials hard

Compounds

salt-cured

1 3.8

Made with salt so meat or fish do not go bad

home-cured

5.8

Food made and kept at home by salting, smoking, or drying

smoke-cured

Specialized

4.9

Meat or fish preserved and given a smoky taste by drying in smoke

How Treated

hardened

4.1

cured

Specialized

5.8

treated

3.2

raw

Specialized

12 2.4

Surface Forms

cured positive

Morphology

cured = cure (transparent) = cure + ed

Standard adjectival past-participle formation from the verb 'cure' meaning 'treated or processed', so the sense is directly derived from the verb.

Etymology

Cured comes from Latin curare, which means 'to take care of' and is like the English word care. So when rubber or concrete is cured, it has been carefully treated or heated to 'take care' of it by hardening or improving it.