curing Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
   solidifying; hardening; set; solidification.
   
   • the hardening of concrete
   • he tested the set of the glue
2. verb provide a cure for, make healthy again
   heal; cure; bring around.
   
   • The treatment cured the boy's acne
   • The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to
3. verb prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve
   cure.
   
   • cure meats
   • cure pickles
   • cure hay
4. verb make (substances) hard and improve their usability
   cure.
   
   • cure resin
   • cure cement
   • cure soap
5. verb be or become preserved
   cure.
   
   • the apricots cure in the sun

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