cured
/kjˈʊɹd/ · 1 syllable
Meaning
adjective
- freed from illness or injury- Normon Cameron
“the patient appears cured” - (used of rubber) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity)
- (used of concrete or mortar) kept moist to assist the hardening
- (used of hay e.g.) allowed to dry
- (used especially of meat) cured in brine
- (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)
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