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Synonyms for cure
kyʊˈreɪ, ˈkyʊər eɪcure
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
cure
The transitive use of recover in the sense of cure, heal, etc., as in 2 Kings v, 6, "That thou mayest recover him of his leprosy," is now practically obsolete. The chief transitive use of recover is in the sense to obtain again after losing, regain, repossess, etc.; as, to recover stolen goods; to recover health. The intransitive sense, be cured, be restored, etc., is very common; as, to recover from sickness, terror, or misfortune.
Synonyms:
be cured, be healed, be restored, heal, reanimate, recover, recruit, recuperate, regain, repossess, restore, resume, retrieveAntonyms:
die, fail, grow worse, relapse, sinkPreposition:
From; rarely of; (Law) to recover judgment against, to recover damages of or from a person.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
curenoun
Synonyms:
remedy, alleviation, restorative, heal-all, amelioration, reinstatement, restoration, renovation, convalescenceAntonyms:
aggravation, confirmation, complaint, disease, ailment, inoculation, contagion, corruption
Princeton's WordNet
remedy, curative, cure, therapeuticverb
a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
Synonyms:
therapeutic, redress, remedy, curative, remediationbring around, cure, healverb
provide a cure for, make healthy again
"The treatment cured the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to"
Synonyms:
bring around, bring to, heal, bring back, mend, bring roundcureverb
prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve
"cure meats"; "cure pickles"; "cure hay"
Synonyms:
bring around, healcureverb
make (substances) hard and improve their usability
"cure resin"; "cure cement"; "cure soap"
Synonyms:
bring around, healcureverb
be or become preserved
"the apricots cure in the sun"
Synonyms:
bring around, heal
Dictionary of English Synonymes
curenoun
Synonyms:
remedy, antidote, specific, restorative, reparative, corrective, helpcurenoun
Synonyms:
healing, restorationcureverb
cureverb
Synonyms:
restore to healthcureverb
Synonyms:
preserve (from putrefaction)
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
curénoun
Synonyms:
spiritual charge, curacy, medical treatment, therapy, antidote, remedy, specific, healingcureverb
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
CURE
Synonyms:
Clopidogrel in Unstable Angina to Prevent Recurrent ischaemic Events
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#309 | care | |
#893 | treatment | |
#1273 | medicine | |
#2100 | therapy | |
#3548 | resume | |
#3758 | treat | |
#4516 | healing | |
#5345 | restoration | |
#5701 | restore | |
#6143 | cure | |
#6356 | recover | |
#6711 | therapeutic | |
#8193 | remedy | |
#8514 | retrieve | |
#10928 | recruit | |
#11997 | heal | |
#12147 | renovation | |
#14414 | remediation | |
#19303 | regain | |
#20806 | curing | |
#25724 | reinstatement | |
#26340 | restorative | |
#26478 | redress | |
#31717 | antidote | |
#33156 | mend | |
#35577 | alleviation | |
#44216 | curative | |
#54933 | cura | |
#84346 | amelioration | |
#86158 | recuperate | |
#101239 | convalescence | |
#115030 | repossess | |
#247030 | reanimate |
How to use cure in a sentence?
I'm trying not to cry, but God said that there was going to be a cure, and he asked me to take that walk to talk to Congress and get their attention.
Fear is the greatest enemy; the father of all suffering, and love is the only cure for humanity’s great afflictions.
There must be quite a few things a hot bath won't cure, but I don't know many of them.
Both China and the U.S. should now be cooperating more on fighting the virus together, to cure patients and resume economic production, but this requires the U.S. to want to work with us on this.
With cancer, there's no single cause, if there were a single cause, then it'd be easy to cure.
Translations for cure
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- علاجArabic
- изцерявам, излекувам, лечение, консервирам, лекарство, вулканиза́цияBulgarian
- léčba, léčit, vyléčit, lék, uzdravitCzech
- iachâdWelsh
- helbredeDanish
- kurieren, pökeln, Heilung, aushärten, räuchern, trocknen, haltbar machen, heilenGerman
- θεραπεύω, θεραπείαGreek
- kuraciEsperanto
- curación, curar, curaSpanish
- درمانPersian
- hoitaa, parantaa, hoito, lääke, kypsyttää, parannusFinnish
- traitement, soigner, guérirFrench
- leigheas, leasaighIrish
- saillScottish Gaelic
- ריפא, מַרְפֵּאHebrew
- इलाजHindi
- gyógymódHungarian
- curare, curaItalian
- 癒す, 治す, 治療Japanese
- მკურნალობა, წამალიGeorgian
- 치료, 治療Korean
- medeor, curo, remedium, sanoLatin
- ແກ້Lao
- wāmu, rongoā, whakapaoaMāori
- genezen, remedieDutch
- kurereNorwegian
- lekarstwoPolish
- sanar, cura, curarPortuguese
- hampiyQuechua
- tratament, însănătoși, tămădui, vindecaRomanian
- исцеля́ть, лече́ние, вулканиза́ция, провя́лить, вы́лечить, лечи́ть, консерви́ровать, исцели́ть, вя́лить, излечи́ть, законсерви́роватьRussian
- kuroj, shërojAlbanian
- kurera, bota, kurSwedish
- నివారణTelugu
- iyileştirmek, kür, tedavi, tedavi etmek, sağaltmakTurkish
- ВилікуватиUkrainian
- علاجUrdu
- היילןYiddish
- 治愈Chinese
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