Meaning of 'cured'

Find the meaning of the word ‘cured’

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Meaning of ‘cured’

6 definitions found.

cured

adjective

(used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)

Synonyms: aged

adjective

(used especially of meat) cured in brine

Synonyms: corned

adjective

(used of hay e.g.) allowed to dry

adjective

(used of concrete or mortar) kept moist to assist the hardening

adjective

(used of rubber) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity)

Synonyms: vulcanized vulcanised

adjective

freed from illness or injury

Example: "the patient appears cured"

Synonyms: healed recovered

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University

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