a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

[ Syn: remedy , curative , therapeutic ]

provide a cure for, make healthy again; The treatment cured the boys acne; The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to

[ Syn: bring around , heal ]

prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve; cure meats; cure pickles; cure hay'

make (substances) hard and improve their usability; cure resin; cure cement; cure soap'

be or become preserved; the apricots cure in the sun'