cured (adj.)

  1. freed from illness or injury; the patient appears cured; the incision is healed; appears to be entirely recovered; when the recovered patient tries to remember what occurred during his delirium- Normon Cameron

    [ Syn: healed , recovered ]

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

    [ Syn: vulcanized , vulcanised ]

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

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

  5. (used especially of meat) cured in brine

    [ Syn: corned ]

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

    [ Syn: aged ]

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