Cure
verb
To make a person or animal healthy again after an illness.
Doctors have not found a way to cure the common cold.
Often appears as...
- cure a disease
- cure an illness
noun
A substance or treatment that cures a disease or condition.
The cure for the disease has saved many lives.
Often appears as...
- find a cure
- seeking a cure
verb
To preserve meat, fish, tobacco, or an animal skin by various methods such as salting or smoking.
He cured the fish with smoke from a wood fire.
Often appears as...
- cure meat
- cure fish
verb
To control or influence in a negative way, especially in order to get rid of a problem or bad habit.
She managed to cure her addiction to cigarettes.
Often appears as...
- cure an addiction
- cure a habit
noun
A job or situation that is seen as providing a solution to all problems.
For them, technology is not a cure-all.
Often appears as...
- cure-all solution
- cure-all remedy
Usage tips
Idiomatic
verb
To stiffen or harden material by heat or pressure.
The pottery is cured in a special kiln.
Often appears as...
- cure pottery
- cure concrete
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To make a person or animal healthy again after an illness.
Doctors have not found a way to cure the common cold.
Often appears as...
- cure a disease
- cure an illness
noun
A substance or treatment that cures a disease or condition.
The cure for the disease has saved many lives.
Often appears as...
- find a cure
- seeking a cure
verb
To preserve meat, fish, tobacco, or an animal skin by various methods such as salting or smoking.
He cured the fish with smoke from a wood fire.
Often appears as...
- cure meat
- cure fish
verb
To control or influence in a negative way, especially in order to get rid of a problem or bad habit.
She managed to cure her addiction to cigarettes.
Often appears as...
- cure an addiction
- cure a habit
noun
A job or situation that is seen as providing a solution to all problems.
For them, technology is not a cure-all.
Often appears as...
- cure-all solution
- cure-all remedy
Usage tips
Idiomatic
verb
To stiffen or harden material by heat or pressure.
The pottery is cured in a special kiln.
Often appears as...
- cure pottery
- cure concrete
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/2Health Context
Use 'cure' for recovery from illness, not for minor health improvements or maintenance.
The new medicine could possibly cure malaria.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Instant
'Cure' implies a process that takes time, not an immediate fix.
The treatment may take weeks to cure her illness.
Pro Tip 1/2Health Context
Use 'cure' for recovery from illness, not for minor health improvements or maintenance.
The new medicine could possibly cure malaria.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Instant
'Cure' implies a process that takes time, not an immediate fix.
The treatment may take weeks to cure her illness.
Pro Tip 1/2Health Context
Use 'cure' for recovery from illness, not for minor health improvements or maintenance.
The new medicine could possibly cure malaria.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Instant
'Cure' implies a process that takes time, not an immediate fix.
The treatment may take weeks to cure her illness.
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Video examples
Adam Garone: Healthier...
So what we did was, we took some of the money that we raised in Australia to bring the campaign across to this country, the U.S, and the U.K., and we did that because we knew, if this was successful, we could raise infinitely more money globally than we could just in Australia. And that money fuels research, and that research will get us to a cure.
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Leeches Cure PIPE National...
is a man on a mission and he's crossing the city of pune to make a rare house call he's here to treat rajiv kedkar who suffers from a chronic skin condition called psoriasis and though rajiv is eager for dr sachin to ease his suffering he's more than a little unsettled because he knows the cure in this
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How does cancer spread...
Understanding the exact mechanism holds an important key to finding a cure for advanced stage cancers. By studying both the genetic and environmental factors, which contribute to successful metastasis, we can pinpoint ways to shut down the process. The war against cancer is a constant struggle,
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How to control someone...
that's 20 percent of the entire world, will have a neurological disorder. And there are zero cures for these diseases. And so it seems that what we should be doing is reaching back earlier in the eduction process and teaching students about neuroscience so that in the future,
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The history of tea -...
But before the poisons could end his life, a leaf drifted into his mouth. He chewed on it and it revived him, and that is how we discovered tea. Or so an ancient legend goes at least. Tea doesn't actually cure poisonings, but the story of Shennong,
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The Astronaut of the...
really useful properties perhaps an animal that has an enzyme in it could hold something about the cure for cancer so as we're exploring more and more we're finding that there are a lot of things that the deep ocean can not only
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The psychological weight...
cancer or anything else is to manage your diabetes not cure you so your doctors will work very very hard to try to prevent complications that might ruin the quality of your life
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What is leukemia? -...
Despite advances in medicine, cancer remains one of the most frightening diagnoses patients can receive. What makes it so difficult to cure is that it's not one illness,
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A curable condition that...
An estimated 20 million cases of blindness worldwide are caused by cataracts, a curable condition affecting the lens that focuses images onto the eye's retina.
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A Collection Of Autumn...
the sun's rays which dry and cure his supply half a meter wide and 30 centimeters deep this haystack is his survival rations
Video examples
Adam Garone: Healthier...
So what we did was, we took some of the money that we raised in Australia to bring the campaign across to this country, the U.S, and the U.K., and we did that because we knew, if this was successful, we could raise infinitely more money globally than we could just in Australia. And that money fuels research, and that research will get us to a cure.
Video examples
Leeches Cure PIPE National...
is a man on a mission and he's crossing the city of pune to make a rare house call he's here to treat rajiv kedkar who suffers from a chronic skin condition called psoriasis and though rajiv is eager for dr sachin to ease his suffering he's more than a little unsettled because he knows the cure in this
Video examples
How does cancer spread...
Understanding the exact mechanism holds an important key to finding a cure for advanced stage cancers. By studying both the genetic and environmental factors, which contribute to successful metastasis, we can pinpoint ways to shut down the process. The war against cancer is a constant struggle,
Video examples
How to control someone...
that's 20 percent of the entire world, will have a neurological disorder. And there are zero cures for these diseases. And so it seems that what we should be doing is reaching back earlier in the eduction process and teaching students about neuroscience so that in the future,
Video examples
The history of tea -...
But before the poisons could end his life, a leaf drifted into his mouth. He chewed on it and it revived him, and that is how we discovered tea. Or so an ancient legend goes at least. Tea doesn't actually cure poisonings, but the story of Shennong,
Video examples
The Astronaut of the...
really useful properties perhaps an animal that has an enzyme in it could hold something about the cure for cancer so as we're exploring more and more we're finding that there are a lot of things that the deep ocean can not only
Video examples
The psychological weight...
cancer or anything else is to manage your diabetes not cure you so your doctors will work very very hard to try to prevent complications that might ruin the quality of your life
Video examples
What is leukemia? -...
Despite advances in medicine, cancer remains one of the most frightening diagnoses patients can receive. What makes it so difficult to cure is that it's not one illness,
Video examples
A curable condition that...
An estimated 20 million cases of blindness worldwide are caused by cataracts, a curable condition affecting the lens that focuses images onto the eye's retina.
Video examples
A Collection Of Autumn...
the sun's rays which dry and cure his supply half a meter wide and 30 centimeters deep this haystack is his survival rations
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Kathy Giusti
American Activist
I quickly discovered that scientists go where the funding is, so I knew I had to start a research foundation. If you don't raise money and provide research grants, you'll never attract scientists, and if scientists aren't working on a cure, there isn't going to be a cure.
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Juanes
Colombian Musician
Music is a really powerful way for me to catalyze all kinds of things. It's always been the cure. Through music, I've healed all the wounds I've had and celebrated all the good things in life. Through music, I turn things, good or bad, into energy.
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Karen Duffy
American Actress
In the beginning, when I first found out I had a disease that was incurable, emotionally I had to get used to the idea of being sick before I could think about making any other major decisions in my life.
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Jim Doyle
American Politician
I do not understand how anyone can, in good conscience, tell a family whose child is suffering from a life-threatening disease that politics is more important than finding a cure.
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Hamilton Jordan
American Public Servant
If your doctor tells you you have a rare disease that he or she has never seen, if you've got an incurable cancer, boy, don't accept that. You know, go and get a second opinion.
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Maya Angelou
American Poet
I think that that's the wisest thing - to prevent illness before we try to cure something.
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Jose Carreras
Spanish Musician
The happiest moment in my life? When my doctor told me I was completely cured of leukemia.
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Guy Verhofstadt
Belgian Statesman
There is no miracle cure for the many problems of the world.
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James D. Watson
American Scientist
I want to see cancer cured in my lifetime. It might be.
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Abraham Cowley
English Poet
Life is an incurable disease.
Quote examples
Kathy Giusti
American Activist
I quickly discovered that scientists go where the funding is, so I knew I had to start a research foundation. If you don't raise money and provide research grants, you'll never attract scientists, and if scientists aren't working on a cure, there isn't going to be a cure.
Quote examples
Juanes
Colombian Musician
Music is a really powerful way for me to catalyze all kinds of things. It's always been the cure. Through music, I've healed all the wounds I've had and celebrated all the good things in life. Through music, I turn things, good or bad, into energy.
Quote examples
Karen Duffy
American Actress
In the beginning, when I first found out I had a disease that was incurable, emotionally I had to get used to the idea of being sick before I could think about making any other major decisions in my life.
Quote examples
Jim Doyle
American Politician
I do not understand how anyone can, in good conscience, tell a family whose child is suffering from a life-threatening disease that politics is more important than finding a cure.
Quote examples
Hamilton Jordan
American Public Servant
If your doctor tells you you have a rare disease that he or she has never seen, if you've got an incurable cancer, boy, don't accept that. You know, go and get a second opinion.
Quote examples
Maya Angelou
American Poet
I think that that's the wisest thing - to prevent illness before we try to cure something.
Quote examples
Jose Carreras
Spanish Musician
The happiest moment in my life? When my doctor told me I was completely cured of leukemia.
Quote examples
Guy Verhofstadt
Belgian Statesman
There is no miracle cure for the many problems of the world.
Quote examples
James D. Watson
American Scientist
I want to see cancer cured in my lifetime. It might be.
Quote examples
Abraham Cowley
English Poet
Life is an incurable disease.
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