| Adj. | 1. | cured - 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 - (used of rubber, e.g.) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity) Synonyms: vulcanised, vulcanized | |
| 3. | cured - (used of concrete or mortar) kept moist to assist the hardening | |
| 4. | cured - (used of hay e.g.) allowed to dry | |
| 5. | cured - (used especially of meat) cured in brine Synonyms: corned | |
| 6. | cured - (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable) Synonyms: aged |
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