a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
"After weeks of suffering from a severe migraine, she finally found a new prescription drug that completely cured her headache within minutes."
A method, device or medication that restores good health.
"The new herbal remedy proved to be an effective cure for her chronic back pain after just a few weeks of use."
In plain English: A cure is a treatment that completely fixes a disease or problem so it never comes back.
"The doctor said there was no known cure for his condition."
Usage: Use "cure" as a noun to refer specifically to a treatment, medicine, or remedy that eliminates a disease or ailment. Avoid using it for general recovery, which should instead be described as a cure being administered or a patient recovering from an illness.
provide a cure for, make healthy again
"The treatment cured the boy's acne"
"The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to"
prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve
"cure meats"
"cure pickles"
"cure hay"
To restore to health.
"The old herbalist promised that her special poultice would eventually cure his chronic back pain."
In plain English: To cure something means to make it go away completely so it is fixed or healed.
"The doctor prescribed medicine to cure her cold."
Usage: Use "cure" to describe successfully treating or eliminating a disease, defect, or problem so that it no longer exists. Do not use it for temporary relief or managing symptoms, which requires words like "treat" instead.
A surname.
"The Cure announced their new album at a press conference in London."
The word "cure" entered English from the Middle English cure, which was borrowed through Old French and originally meant both care and healing. Although it eventually replaced the native Old English word for healing (hǣlu), that original term survives today in the related word "heal."