[kjɔː], (Verb)

Definitions:
- relieve (a person or animal) of the symptoms of a disease or condition
(e.g: he was cured of the disease)

- preserve (meat, fish, tobacco, or an animal skin) by salting, drying, or smoking
(e.g: home-cured ham)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (as a noun): from Old French curer (verb), cure (noun), both from Latin curare ‘take care of’, from cura ‘care’. The original noun senses were ‘care, concern, responsibility’, in particular spiritual care (hence cure). In late Middle English the senses ‘medical care’ and ‘successful medical treatment’ arose, and hence ‘remedy’

[kjɔː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a substance or treatment that cures a disease or condition
(e.g: the search for a cure for the common cold)

- the process of curing rubber, plastic, or other material

- a Christian minister's pastoral charge or area of responsibility for spiritual ministry
(e.g: a benefice involving the cure of souls)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (as a noun): from Old French curer (verb), cure (noun), both from Latin curare ‘take care of’, from cura ‘care’. The original noun senses were ‘care, concern, responsibility’, in particular spiritual care (hence cure). In late Middle English the senses ‘medical care’ and ‘successful medical treatment’ arose, and hence ‘remedy’

[kyʀe], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a parish priest in a French-speaking country
(e.g: the curé, after all, was an important figure in every village)


Phrases:

Origin:
French, from medieval Latin curatus (see curate)