Definitions of cured:
- adjective: (used of concrete or mortar) kept moist to assist the hardening
- adjective: (used of rubber, e.g.) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity)
- adjective: freed from illness or injury
Example: "The patient appears cured"
- adjective: (used of hay e.g.) allowed to dry
- adjective: (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)
- adjective: (used especially of meat) cured in brine