cured

adj 1: freed from illness or injury; "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"- Normon

Cameron [syn: {healed}, {recovered}]

2: (used of rubber, e.g.) treated by a chemical or physical

process to improve its properties (hardness and strength

and odor and elasticity) [syn: {vulcanized}]

3: (used of concrete or mortar) kept moist to assist the

hardening

4: (used of hay e.g.) allowed to dry

5: (used especially of meat) cured in brine [syn: {corned}]

6: (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is

pronounced as one syllable) [syn: {aged}]