Cure, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Cured (kūrd); p. pr. & vb. n.Curing.] [OF. curer to take care, to heal, F., only, to cleanse, L. curare to take care, to heal, fr. cura. See Cure,.] 1. To heal; to restore to health, soundness, or sanity; to make well; — said of a patient.
The child was cured from that very hour.
Matt. xvii. 18.
2. To subdue or remove by remedial means; to remedy; to remove; to heal; — said of a malady.
To cure this deadly grief.
Shak.
Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power... to cure diseases.
Luke ix. 1.
3. To set free from (something injurious or blameworthy), as from a bad habit.
I never knew any man cured of inattention.
Swift.
4. To prepare for preservation or permanent keeping; to preserve, as by drying, salting, etc.; as, to cure beef or fish; to cure hay.