Antonyms for cure


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : kyoor
Phonetic Transcription : kyʊər


Definition of cure

Origin :
  • c.1300, "care, heed," from Latin cura "care, concern, trouble," with many figurative extensions, e.g. "study; administration; a mistress," and also "means of healing, remedy," from Old Latin coira-, from PIE root *kois- "be concerned." Meaning "medical care" is late 14c.
  • noun solution to problem, often health
  • verb heal, ease bad situation
  • verb cook, age food
Example sentences :
  • If she had, now, she might cure some decent girl of her infatuation.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • They also appear to have successfully applied it to the cure of diseases.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • An accurate knowledge of our defects will soonest lead to their cure.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • It is not strange that when we have swallowed the dose it does little to effect a cure.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • Yes, that we may consider and see what ought to have been done to cure him.
  • Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
  • That is what will cure your sick courage even if it cannot cure your sick eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • She was wearier now than ever before, for there was no cure for her malady.
  • Extract from : « A Little Book of Profitable Tales » by Eugene Field
  • "Let me know the next story he tells; I'll cure him," said Mr. Morton, sternly.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • If I'd seen you caring for Monny, I should have found some medicine to cure my heartache.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • It will effect a cure if persevered in; sometimes in less than a week.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

Synonyms for cure

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