cure

The word “cure” means a treatment or remedy that restores health or solves a problem. In plain terms, to fix or heal something completely, or (for food) to preserve it using salt, smoke, or drying.

“Cure” is pronounced ky (/kjʊɹ/ in IPA).

Here is “cure” used in a sentence: “Scientists are racing to find a cure for the disease.”

Depending on how it is used, “cure” can be a noun and a verb.

The word “cure” comes from Latin. From Old French cure, "care, healing," from Latin cura, "care, medical attention" — the same root behind "curator" and "manicure.".

“Cure” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the B1 level.

“Cure” has 3 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a treatment or remedy that restores health or solves a problem.

A "cure" ends a disease or problem completely and restores health, while a "treatment" is care given to manage or relieve a condition, which may or may not cure it. A chronic illness might have effective treatments but no cure.

"Cure" usually means to eliminate a specific disease or fix a problem, often through medicine or a remedy. "Heal" refers to the natural process of becoming healthy again, especially of wounds, and can also apply to emotional recovery.

A "cure" removes an illness or problem entirely, while a "remedy" is any medicine or measure used to treat or relieve it, without a guarantee of a complete fix. Every cure is a remedy, but not every remedy is a cure.