Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb cure
1 of 2 senses of cure
Sense 2
cure
=> dun
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb cure
1 of 2 senses of cure
Sense 2
cure
=> dun
Entailment of verb cure
1 of 2 senses of cure
Sense 1
cure, heal
=> treat, care for
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb cure
2 senses of cure
Sense 1
cure, heal
=> help, aid
Sense 2
cure
=> preserve, keep
Familiarity of verb cure
cure used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb cure
Sense 1
cure, heal
=> help, aid
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Sense 2
cure
=> preserve, keep
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Overview of verb cure
The verb cure has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (14) cure, heal -- (provide a cure for make healthy again)
2. (1) cure -- (prepare by chemical processing in order to preserve; "cure meats")
Overview of adj cured
The adj cured has 6 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. cured, healed, recovered -- (freed from illness or injury; "the patient appears cured"; "the incision is healed"; "appears to be entirely recovered"; "when the recovered patient tries to remember what occurred during his delirium"- Normon Cameron)
2. cured, vulcanized, vulcanised -- ((used of rubber, e.g.) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity))
3. cured -- ((used of concrete or mortar) kept moist to assist the hardening)
4. cured -- ((used of hay e.g.) allowed to dry)
5. corned, cured -- ((used especially of meat) cured in brine)
6. aged, cured -- ((used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable))
Antonyms of adj cured
6 senses of cured
Sense 1
cured, healed, recovered
INDIRECT (VIA well) -> ill, sick
Sense 2
cured, vulcanized, vulcanised
INDIRECT (VIA processed) -> unprocessed
Sense 3
cured
INDIRECT (VIA seasoned) -> unseasoned
Sense 4
cured
INDIRECT (VIA preserved) -> fresh
Sense 5
corned, cured
INDIRECT (VIA preserved) -> fresh
Sense 6
aged, cured
INDIRECT (VIA preserved) -> fresh
Similarity of adj cured
6 senses of cured
Sense 1
cured, healed, recovered
=> well (vs. ill)
Sense 2
cured, vulcanized, vulcanised
=> processed (vs. unprocessed)
Sense 3
cured
=> seasoned (vs. unseasoned)
Sense 4
cured
=> preserved (vs. fresh)
Sense 5
corned, cured
=> preserved (vs. fresh)
Sense 6
aged, cured
=> preserved (vs. fresh)
Attributes of adj cured
Familiarity of adj cured
cured used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 6)
Grep of adj cured
cured
home-cured
salt-cured
secured
smoke-cured
uncured
unsecured
Overview of verb cure
The verb cure has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (14) cure, heal -- (provide a cure for make healthy again)
2. (1) cure -- (prepare by chemical processing in order to preserve; "cure meats")
Overview of adj cured
The adj cured has 6 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. cured, healed, recovered -- (freed from illness or injury; "the patient appears cured"; "the incision is healed"; "appears to be entirely recovered"; "when the recovered patient tries to remember what occurred during his delirium"- Normon Cameron)
2. cured, vulcanized, vulcanised -- ((used of rubber, e.g.) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity))
3. cured -- ((used of concrete or mortar) kept moist to assist the hardening)
4. cured -- ((used of hay e.g.) allowed to dry)
5. corned, cured -- ((used especially of meat) cured in brine)
6. aged, cured -- ((used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable))
cured definition
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