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The medicine helped cure the infection.
What does Cure mean?
A cure makes an illness or problem go away.
Dictionary definition
something that makes an illness or problem go away; as a verb, to make someone healthy again or solve a problem.
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Cure in a sentence
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There is no quick cure for every problem.
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Scientists worked for years to find a cure for the disease.
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Practice 1
What does cure mean?
A cure fixes or removes an illness or problem.
Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to cure?
A remedy is something that helps cure or fix a problem.
Practice 3
Which sentence uses cure correctly?
A doctor may search for a cure to treat an illness.
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Partnoun, verb.
MeaningCure means A cure makes an illness or problem go away.
ExampleExample: The medicine helped cure the infection.
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Synonyms
Words like Cure
Antonyms
Opposite words
causeSomething that creates a problem instead of fixing it.
worsenTo make something worse instead of better.
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Word family
Cure word family
Base word
cure
noun
cure
Something that fixes an illness or problem.
verb
cures
Makes healthy or solves now or often.
verb
cured
Made healthy or solved in the past.
adjective
curable
Able to be cured.
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Hint for students
A cure makes an illness or problem go away.
Common mix-up
Cure is not the same as cause. Cure means a cure makes an illness or problem go away.
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Read this model sentence: There is no quick cure for every problem. Clue words: problem, there, quick. Underline clue words that show why cure fits instead of cause. Now write one new sentence that shows cure without using the word cure. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show cure?
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Ask students to explain this model sentence: "There is no quick cure for every problem." Why does cure fit better than cause?
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