cure

verb

• 1relieve (a person or animal) of the symptoms of a disease or condition:he was cured of the disease figurativecenturies of science have not cured us of our superstitions
• eliminate (a disease, condition, or injury) with medical treatment:this technology could be used to cure diabetes
• solve (a problem):stopping foreign investment is no way to cure the fundamental problem

• 2preserve (meat, fish, tobacco, or an animal skin) by various methods such as salting, drying, or smoking:some farmers cured their own bacon (as adjective cured)home-cured ham
• harden (rubber, plastic, concrete, etc.) after manufacture by a chemical process such as vulcanization.
• [no object] undergo curing by a chemical process.

noun

• 1a substance or treatment that cures a disease or condition:the search for a cure for the common cold
• restoration to health:he was beyond cure
• a solution to a problem:the cure is to improve the clutch operation

• 2the process of curing rubber, plastic, or other material.

• 3a Christian minister’s pastoral charge or area of responsibility for spiritual ministry:a benefice involving the cure of souls
• a parish.