cure
noun
a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
verb
provide a cure for, make healthy again
“The treatment cured the boy's acne”
“The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to”
prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve
“cure meats”
“cure pickles”
make (substances) hard and improve their usability
“cure resin”
“cure cement”
be or become preserved
“the apricots cure in the sun”
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University
