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cured

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: cured

1
 adj
freed from illness or injury
2
 adj
(used of hay e.g.) allowed to dry
3
 adj
(used of rubber) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: cured
1

adj freed from illness or injury

“the patient appears cured”
Synonyms:
healed, recovered
well
in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury
2

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

Synonyms
preserved
prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use

adj (used especially of meat) cured in brine

Synonyms:
corned
preserved
prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use

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

Synonyms:
aged
preserved
prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use
3

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

Synonyms:
vulcanised, vulcanized
processed
prepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process

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

Synonyms
seasoned
aged or processed
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