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Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of cure form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process wordnet
2. 2
   (used especially of meat) cured in brine wordnet
3. 3
   (used of hay e.g.) allowed to dry wordnet
4. 4
   (used of concrete or mortar) kept moist to assist the hardening wordnet
5. 5
   (used of rubber) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity) wordnet

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6. 6
   freed from illness or injury wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

agedbettercornedcornedhealedhealed

Example

More examples

"Cancer can be cured if discovered in time."

Related phrases

dry-cured

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