cured

Definitions of cured
  1. adjective
    freed from illness or injury
    “the patient appears cured”
    synonyms: healed, recovered
    well
    in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury
  2. adjective
    (used of hay e.g.) allowed to dry
    synonyms:
    preserved
    prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use
  3. adjective
    (used especially of meat) cured in brine
    synonyms: corned
    preserved
    prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use
  4. adjective
    (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)
    synonyms: aged
    preserved
    prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use
  5. adjective
    (used of rubber) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity)
    synonyms: vulcanised, vulcanized
    processed
    prepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process
  6. adjective
    (used of concrete or mortar) kept moist to assist the hardening
    synonyms:
    seasoned
    aged or processed
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