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DictionaryRoot: curare
Latin

curare

care for or attend to

Forms

  • curare
  • curat- — The form used for completed action.

Origin

Formed from Latin cura, “care or concern,” whose deeper origin is uncertain.

Note

Care can mean anxious concern or deliberate responsibility for something.

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noun / verb

cure

KYOOR/kjʊr/

A treatment or action that eliminates a disease or problem.

The treatment cures the plant's ailment, leaving it upright with healthy leaves.

A treated wilted plant stands upright with healthy leaves, restored health metaphor.
Etymology
cureLatincare for or attend to

Latin curare connected healing with taking care of someone. Its medical use narrowed that general care to treatment and restoration of health.

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More examples

  • Researchers tested a possible cure for the disease.
  • They have cured the problem by replacing the seal.
  • The treatment was studied for its ability to cure the infection.

Forms

cure · cures · cured · curing

curable adjective — Able to be eliminated by treatment.

Similar words

remedy
A response that may relieve or resolve a problem.
treatment
An intervention that does not necessarily eliminate the condition.