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English adjective: cured | |||
| 1. | cured freed from illness or injury | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | healed, recovered | ||
| Similar | well | ||
| Antonyms | ill, sick | ||
| 2. | cured (used of rubber) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity) | ||
| Synonyms | vulcanised, vulcanized | ||
| Similar | processed | ||
| Antonyms | unprocessed | ||
| 3. | cured (used of concrete or mortar) kept moist to assist the hardening | ||
| Similar | seasoned | ||
| Antonyms | unseasoned | ||
| 4. | cured (used of hay e.g.) allowed to dry | ||
| Similar | preserved | ||
| Antonyms | fresh | ||
| 5. | cured (used especially of meat) cured in brine | ||
| Synonyms | corned | ||
| Similar | preserved | ||
| Antonyms | fresh | ||
| 6. | cured (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable) | ||
| Synonyms | aged | ||
| Similar | preserved | ||
| Antonyms | fresh | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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