cure | Definition of cure

cure

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of cure

1 to bring about recovery from

do you have anything that will cure my headache?

Synonyms of cure

heal, mend, remedy

Words Related to cure

allay, alleviate, assuage, relieve

palliate, salve, soothe

ease, lighten, moderate, temper

medicate, treat

Near Antonyms of cure

aggravate, worsen

misdiagnose, overdiagnose, underdiagnose

2 to restore to a healthy condition

the antibiotic cured the sick boy of the bacterial infection

Synonyms of cure

fix, heal, mend, rehab, rehabilitate, set up

Words Related to cure

attend (to), care (for), doctor, medicate, minister (to), nurse, physic, treat

fortify, rejuvenate, renew, resuscitate, revitalize, revive

alleviate, relieve, remedy, repair

Near Antonyms of cure

cripple, damage, disable, harm, hurt, impair, injure, lacerate, lame, maim, mangle, mutilate, wound

afflict, ail, debilitate, enervate, enfeeble, lay up, sap, sicken, waste, weaken