| ADJECTIVE | all | cured, healed, recovered | freed from illness or injury |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | cured, vulcanized, vulcanised | (used of rubber) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity) | |
| all | cured | (used of concrete or mortar) kept moist to assist the hardening | |
| all | cured | (used of hay e.g.) allowed to dry | |
| all | cured, corned | (used especially of meat) cured in brine | |
| all | cured, aged | (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process ('aged' is pronounced as one syllable) |
| Sounds | kyuh'rd | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | assured ... unsecured: 8 rhymes with uhrd... | |
| Meaning | Freed from illness or injury. | |
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| Example | "the patient appears cured" | |
| Synonyms | healed, recovered | |
| Broader | well | In good health especially after having suffered illness or injury |
| Spanish | cerrado, cicatrizado, curado, recuperado, repuesto, restablecido | |
| Catalan | cicatritzat, curat, recuperat, refet, restablert | |
| Meaning | (used of rubber) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | vulcanized, vulcanised | |
| Broader | processed | Prepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process |
| Spanish | curado, vulcanizado | |
| Meaning | (used of concrete or mortar) kept moist to assist the hardening. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | seasoned | aged or processed |
| Spanish | curado | |
| Meaning | (used of hay e.g.) allowed to dry. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | preserved | prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use |
| Spanish | curado | |
| Meaning | (used especially of meat) cured in brine. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | corned | |
| Broader | preserved | prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use |
| Spanish | acecinado | |
| Meaning | (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process ('aged' is pronounced as one syllable). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | aged | |
| Broader | preserved | prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use |
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