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Cured

/kjɔːd/

To restore to health.

📖 Definitions of "Cured"

verb

1
To restore to health.
"Unaided nature cured him."
2
To bring (a disease or its bad effects) to an end.
"Unaided nature cured his ailments."
3
To cause to be rid of (a defect).
"Experience will cure him of his naïveté."
4
To prepare or alter especially by chemical or physical processing for keeping or use.
"The smoke and heat cures the meat."

9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
wellnoun	(manner) Accurately, competently, satisfactorily.
seasoned	Of a food, often a liquid: containing seasonings
preserved	kept intact or in a particular condition
corned	(of meat) Preserved in salt.
agednoun	Old.
processed	Modified through manufacture such as refinement or food processing.
recovered	freed from illness or injury
healed	freed from illness or injury
vulcanized	(used of rubber, e.g.) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity)

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
agednoun	Old.
corned	(of meat) Preserved in salt.
healedverb	freed from illness or injury
preservedverb	kept intact or in a particular condition
processed	Modified through manufacture such as refinement or food processing.
recoveredverb	freed from illness or injury
seasoned	Of a food, often a liquid: containing seasonings
vulcanizedverb	(used of rubber, e.g.) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity)
wellverb	(intransitive) To issue forth, as water from the earth; to flow; to spring.
caredverb	(transitive, intransitive) To be concerned (about), to have an interest (in); to feel concern (about).
corrected	having something undesirable neutralized
dried	Without water or moisture, said of something that has previously been wet or moist; resulting from the process of drying.
fixed	Unable to move; unmovable.
fluenoun	A pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace).
gone	Away, having left.
guaranteed	Made certain; promised.
hardened	Having been accustomed or desensitized to something unpleasant through exposure or experience; inured.
improved	That has been made better; enhanced.
mended	the sixth overall solo studio album and second English studio album by American Latin pop singer-songwriter Marc Anthony, released on May 21, 2002 by Columbia Records and Sony Discos.
petrified	Extremely afraid.