1. Freed from illness or injury
   "the patient appears cured";
   - healed, recovered
    
2. (used of rubber) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odour and elasticity)
   "The cured rubber tires lasted much longer than their predecessors";
   - vulcanized, vulcanised [Brit]
    
3. (used of concrete or mortar) kept moist to assist the hardening
   "The cured concrete was stronger and more durable"
    
4. (used of hay e.g.) allowed to dry
   "The cured hay was stacked in the barn"
    
5. (used especially of meat) cured in brine
   "cured beef is a traditional St. Patrick's Day dish";
   - corned
    
6. (of food) preserved by smoking
   "cured ham"
    
7. (used of tobacco) undergone the effects of time as a preservative process
   "The cured tobacco had a rich, mellow flavour";
   - aged

1. Restore to health; eliminate a disease or condition
   "The treatment cured the boy's acne";
   - heal
    
2. Prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve
   "cure hay"; "cure meats"; "cure pickles"
    
3. Make (substances) hard and improve their usability
   "cure soap"; "cure resin"; "cure cement"
    
4. Be or become preserved
   "the apricots cure in the sun"

See also: preserved, processed, seasoned, well

Type of: aid, change, harden, help, indurate, keep, preserve

Encyclopedia: Cured