Synonyms of the word cure


CUREAID - CHANGE - CURATIVE - HARDEN - HEAL - HELP - INDURATE - KEEP - MEDICAMENT - MEDICATION - MEDICINE - PRESERVE - REMEDY - THERAPEUTIC

cure

  • n. A method, device or medication that restores good health.
  • n. Act of healing or state of being healed; restoration to health from disease, or to soundness after injury.
  • n. A solution to a problem.
  • n. A process of preservation, as by smoking.
  • n. A process of solidification or gelling.
  • n. (engineering) A process whereby a material is caused to form permanent molecular linkages by exposure…
  • n. (obsolete) Care, heed, or attention.
  • n. Spiritual charge; care of soul; the office of a parish priest or of a curate.
  • n. That which is committed to the charge of a parish priest or of a curate; a curacy.
  • v. (transitive) To restore to health.
  • v. (transitive) To bring (a disease or its bad effects) to an end.
  • v. (transitive) To cause to be rid of (a defect).
  • v. (transitive) To prepare or alter especially by chemical or physical processing for keeping or use.
  • v. (intransitive) To bring about a cure of any kind.
  • v. (intransitive) To be undergoing a chemical or physical process for preservation or use.
  • v. (intransitive) To solidify or gel.
  • v. (obsolete, intransitive) To become healed.
  • v. (obsolete) To pay heed; to care; to give attention.

aid

  • n. (uncountable) Help; assistance; succor, relief.
  • n. (countable) A helper; an assistant.
  • n. (countable) Something which helps; a material source of help.
  • n. (countable, Britain) An historical subsidy granted to the crown by Parliament for an extraordinary purpose,…
  • n. (countable, Britain) An exchequer loan.
  • n. (countable, law) A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his feudal lord on special occasions.
  • n. (countable) An aide-de-camp, so called by abbreviation.
  • v. (transitive) To (give) support (to); to further the progress of; to help; to assist.

change

  • v. (intransitive) To become something different.
  • v. (transitive, ergative) To make something into something different.
  • v. (transitive) To replace.
  • v. (intransitive) To replace one's clothing.
  • v. (intransitive) To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.).
  • v. (archaic) To exchange.
  • v. (transitive) To change hand while riding (a horse).
  • n. (countable) The process of becoming different.
  • n. (uncountable) Small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination.
  • n. (countable) A replacement, e.g. a change of clothes.
  • n. (uncountable) Money given back when a customer hands over more than the exact price of an item.
  • n. (uncountable) Coins (as opposed to paper money).
  • n. (countable) A transfer between vehicles.
  • n. (baseball) A change-up pitch.
  • n. (campanology) Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale.
  • n. (dated) A place where merchants and others meet to transact business; an exchange.
  • n. (Scotland, dated) A public house; an alehouse.

curative

  • adj. Possessing the ability to cure, to heal or treat illness.
  • n. A substance that acts as a cure.

harden

  • v. (intransitive) To become hard (tough, resistant to pressure).
  • v. (transitive, ergative) To make something hard or harder (tough, resistant to pressure).
  • v. (transitive, computing) To modify (a website or other system) to make it resistant to malicious attacks.
  • v. (transitive, dated) To become or make (a person or thing) resistant or less sensitive.
  • v. (phonology) To become or make (a consonant) more fortis.

heal

  • v. (transitive, obsolete or dialectal) To hide; conceal; keep secret.
  • v. (transitive) To cover, as for protection.
  • v. (transitive) To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
  • v. (intransitive) To become better.
  • v. To reconcile, as a breach or difference; to make whole; to free from guilt.
  • n. (role-playing games, countable) A spell or ability that restores hit points or removes a status ailment.
  • n. (obsolete, uncountable) health.

help

  • n. (uncountable) Action given to provide assistance; aid.
  • n. (usually uncountable) Something or someone which provides assistance with a task.
  • n. Documentation provided with computer software, etc. and accessed using the computer.
  • n. (usually uncountable) One or more people employed to help in the maintenance of a house or the operation…
  • n. (uncountable, euphemistic) Correction of deficits, as by psychological counseling or medication or social…
  • v. (transitive) To provide assistance to (someone or something).
  • v. (transitive) To contribute in some way to.
  • v. (intransitive) To provide assistance.
  • v. (transitive) To avoid; to prevent; to refrain from; to restrain (oneself). Usually used in nonassertive…
  • interj. A cry of distress or an urgent request for assistance.

indurate

  • v. To harden or to grow hard.
  • v. To make callous or unfeeling.
  • v. To inure; to strengthen; to make hardy or robust.
  • adj. Hardened, obstinate, unfeeling, callous.

keep

  • v. To continue in (a course or mode of action); not to intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
  • v. (heading, transitive) To hold the status of something.
  • v. (heading, intransitive) To hold or be held in a state.
  • v. (obsolete) To wait for, keep watch for.
  • v. (intransitive, cricket) To act as wicket-keeper.
  • v. (intransitive, obsolete) To take care; to be solicitous; to watch.
  • v. (intransitive, obsolete) To be in session; to take place.
  • v. (transitive) To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; not to swerve from or violate.
  • v. (transitive, dated) To confine oneself to; not to quit; to remain in.
  • v. (transitive, dated, by extension) To visit (a place) often; to frequent.
  • n. (obsolete) Care, notice.
  • n. (historical) The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls. (According to, the…
  • n. The food or money required to keep someone alive and healthy; one's support, maintenance.
  • n. The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge.
  • n. The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case.
  • n. (obsolete) That which is kept in charge; a charge.
  • n. (engineering) A cap for holding something, such as a journal box, in place.

medicament

  • n. A medicine, medication or drug.

medication

  • n. A medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient.
  • n. The administration of medicine.

medicine

  • n. A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way.
  • n. A treatment or cure.
  • n. The study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease or illness.
  • n. The profession of physicians, surgeons and related specialisms; those who practice medicine.
  • n. Ritual Native American magic used by a medicine man to promote a desired outcome in healing, hunting,…
  • n. Among the Native Americans, any object supposed to give control over natural or magical forces, to act…
  • n. (obsolete) black magic, superstition.
  • n. (obsolete) A philtre or love potion.
  • n. (obsolete) A physician.
  • n. (slang) recreational drugs, especially alcoholic drinks.
  • v. (rare, obsolete) To treat with medicine.

preserve

  • n. A sweet spread made of any of a variety of berries.
  • n. A reservation, a nature preserve.
  • n. An activity with restricted access.
  • v. To protect; to keep from harm or injury.
  • v. To save from decay by the use of some preservative substance, such as sugar or salt; to season and prepare…
  • v. To maintain throughout; to keep intact.

remedy

  • n. Something that corrects or counteracts.
  • n. (law) The legal means to recover a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong.
  • n. A medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease.
  • v. (transitive) To provide or serve as a remedy for.

therapeutic

  • adj. Of, or relating to therapy.
  • adj. Having a positive effect on the body or mind.
  • n. (medicine) A therapeutic agent.

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