cure

Noun

• a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

Verb

• be or become preserved
  • the apricots cure in the sun
    

• make (substances) hard and improve their usability
  • cure resin
    
  • cure cement
    
  • cure soap
    

• prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve
  • cure meats
    
  • cure pickles
    
  • cure hay
    

• provide a cure for, make healthy again
  • The treatment cured the boy's acne
    
  • The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  remedy , curative , therapeutic , bring around , heal